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| 02/07/25 - Neutral | 55-54 W |
| 01/11/25 - Away | 44-61 L |
| 12/14/24 - Home | 51-60 L |
| 01/31/23 - Away | 84-55 W |
| 12/21/22 - Home | 83-36 W |
| + 2 more games |
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Bay walked away with it. They escaped with a win on Friday against the Fort Walton Beach Vikings by the margin of a single free throw, 55-54. This was a revenge game for the Tornadoes: when they faced off against the Vikings back in January, they had to take a 61-44 loss.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Bay to victory, but perhaps none more so than Amare Burgess, who posted eight points along with eight rebounds and four steals. The dominant performance gave Burgess a new career-high in steals. Another player making a difference was Vernon Bates, who earned eight points.
Despite the loss, Fort Walton Beach still got an impressive performance from Dylan Ivison, who went 6-for-11 to rack up 20 points and three steals. Ivison is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in each of the last three games he's played. Kyle Jones was another key player, putting up six points in addition to seven boards and four steals.
Bay has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 16-11 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.0 points over those games. As for Fort Walton Beach, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-14.
Bay has already played their next match, a 51-39 loss against Bishop Kenny on the 12th. As for Fort Walton Beach, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 75-55 defeat against Ribault on the 12th.
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