Basketball Game Preview: Global Outreach Charter Academy Kodiaks vs. Fernandina Beach Pirates

The Global Outreach Charter Academy Kodiaks will head out to challenge the Fernandina Beach Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Global Outreach Charter Academy came up into this matchup off a tough 26-point defeat on Tuesday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of KIPP Bold City by a score of 61-59 on Wednesday. The Kodiaks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Despite the loss, Global Outreach Charter Academy got top-tier performance from Alex Dumesle, who posted 24 points and six rebounds. The dominant performance gave Dumesle a new career-high in points. Jordan Hamilton was another key player, putting up eight points and nine boards.

Meanwhile, Fernandina Beach came tearing into Saturday's matchup with ten straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.2 points) and they left with even more momentum. They breezed by the Panthers to the tune of 62-27. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 152nd, while the Panthers are ranked 730th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Fernandina Beach's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-6. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.8 points per game. As for Global Outreach Charter Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-16.