Merritt Island was the 46-36 winner over Bayside when they last played one another back in January of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Merritt Island Mustangs were just a bucket shy of victory on Thursday and fell 56-55 to the Bayside Bears.
Merritt Island's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Braeden Rouleau, who went 7 for 12 en route to 19 points plus seven rebounds and five assists. Jayce Brandes was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on ten points and nine steals.
Even though they lost, Merritt Island was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bayside only racked up seven.
Omar Clarke went supernova for Bayside, scoring 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kody Grodecky, who had ten points.
Merritt Island's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Bayside, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Merritt Island has already played their next matchup, a 69-68 loss against Faith Christian on the 26th. As for Bayside, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 65-56 victory against Heritage on the 22nd.
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