The Gulf Breeze Dolphins will head out to square off against the South Walton Seahawks at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Gulf Breeze is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58 points per game this season.
If South Walton heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Gulf Breeze took over last week. Gulf Breeze enjoyed a cozy 53-35 victory over Pace on Friday. Given the Dolphins' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 84th, while the Patriots are ranked 575th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
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Gulf Breeze's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Michael Bailey, who went 7 for 13 on his way to 18 points and three steals, and Hutson Rowe, who posted 14 points along with seven rebounds and four steals. That's the most steals Bailey has posted since back in November of 2023.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask South Walton). Everything went their way against Destin on Monday as South Walton made off with a 77-54 win.
South Walton's record now sits at 13-9. As for Gulf Breeze, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 17-3.
Gulf Breeze beat South Walton 54-43 in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Gulf Breeze since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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