Sneads was the 55-44 winner over Bethlehem when they last played one another back in December of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Sneads Pirates took a 58-42 bruising from the Bethlehem Wildcats on Saturday. 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 645th, while the Wildcats are ranked 290th).
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Several Pirates players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jamir Smith, who posted 12 points. The dominant performance also gave Smith a new career-high in rebounds (three). Michael Perkins was another key player, putting up nine points.
Leading Bethlehem to victory were Kolton Amerson and Marques Russell. Amerson scored 23 points, while Russell put up 16 points. That makes it three consecutive games in which Amerson has scored at least a third of Bethlehem's points.
Sneads' loss was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-15. As for Bethlehem, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-2 record this season.
Sneads wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 43-38 defeat against Holmes County on the 28th. As for Bethlehem, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 59-49 win against Northside Methodist Academy on the 27th.
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