Basketball Recap: Bayside Drops Highest Score of Season Against Heritage

Bears

Team Score

01/31/25 vs Heritage	84
01/08/25 vs Celebration	80
01/28/25 vs Merritt Island	72
12/12/24 vs Brevard Christian	71
12/13/24 vs Space Coast	71

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bayside). They walked away with an 84-72 victory over the Heritage Panthers on Friday. Winning may never get old, but the Bears sure are getting used to it with their seventh in a row.

Bayside's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Omar Clarke, who went 11 of 20 on his way to 26 points along with six boards and five assists. Those 26 points gave Clarke a new career-high. Elijah Gillis was another key player, going 9 for 19 en route to 25 points.

Malik Brown and John White certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Brown almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine rebounds, while White went 5 of 9 on his way to 13 points and five assists. Another player making a difference was ORyan Woolstan, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 boards.

Bayside is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.9 points per game. As for Heritage, they dropped their record down to 3-19 with the defeat, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season.

Bayside has already played their next matchup (against Melbourne), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Heritage has already played their next game, a 75-55 loss against Westwood on the 3rd.