Basketball Recap: Nease Drops Highest Score of Season Against Beachside

Panthers

Team Score

01/09/25 vs Beachside	76
01/07/25 @ Clay	69
12/21/24 vs Gateway	63
12/10/24 @ Creekside	61
01/03/25 vs Providence School	56

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Nease). They claimed a resounding 76-43 victory over the Beachside Barracudas. The win was nothing new for the Panthers as they're now sitting on five straight.

Nease got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Jack Kuhl out in front who went 9 for 13 en route to 18 points and five rebounds. Those 18 points gave Kuhl a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Langston Hackworth, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten boards.

Nease was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Several Barracudas players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Maddox Hunstad, who posted 12 points and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Sammy Oliver, who earned ten points.

Nease is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.3 points per game. As for Beachside, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-6.

Nease didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 66-52 defeat against Flagler Palm Coast on the 10th. Beachside has also already played their next game, a 73-34 loss against Bishop Kenny on the 10th.