The Bayside Bears will take on the Palm Bay Pirates in a tournament on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Bayside has five straight victories, Palm Bay has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Bayside is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They walked away with an 80-71 win over Celebration on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Palm Bay ended up a good deal behind Rockledge on Wednesday and lost 64-45. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 495th, while the Raiders are ranked 213th).
Bayside's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-3. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.0 points per game. As for Palm Bay, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-9.
Bayside took a serious blow against Palm Bay in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, falling 75-25. Thankfully for Bayside, Zeke Aime (who went 6 of 10 en route to 18 points and four steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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