After flying high against Space Coast last Friday, Merritt Island came back down to earth. The Merritt Island Mustangs lost to the Bayside Bears on the road by a 72-55 margin on Tuesday. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Mustangs this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 56-55 back in November of 2024.
Leading Bayside to victory were Omar Clarke and Elijah Gillis. Clarke went 11 for 17 en route to 24 points, while Gillis went 9 of 10 on his way to 24 points. Clarke continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Kody Grodecky, who posted seven points.
Merritt Island's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-12. As for Bayside, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season.
The future could be bright for both Merritt Island and Bayside: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. Merritt Island will look to extend Satellite's three-game losing streak when the meet at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Similarly, Bayside will try to hand Heritage their fourth-straight defeat when the two meet at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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