Basketball Recap: Bayside Piles Up the Points Against Cocoa Beach

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Previous 3 Games

01/21/25 @ Cocoa Beach	65-36
01/17/25 @ Heritage	64-54
01/15/25 @ Eau Gallie	47-39

Bayside had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They breezed by the Cocoa Beach Minutemen to the tune of 65-36. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 277th, while the Minutemen are ranked 584th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Bayside can attribute much of their success to Caden Newton, who went 6 of 13 on his way to 12 points and three steals. Another player making a difference was Omar Clarke, who posted 11 points along with six boards and five steals.

Bayside smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in four consecutive contests.

Cocoa Beach lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Max Louis, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 13 rebounds. That's the most boards Louis has posted since back in November of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Jude Mohr-Bollinger, who earned nine points and three steals.

Bayside is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.0 points per game. As for Cocoa Beach, they moved to 8-13 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.

Coincidentally, Bayside and Cocoa Beach will both be playing Satellite the next time they take the court. Bayside will host Satellite at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, while Cocoa Beach will host them at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.