Fernandina Beach unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They took a hard 50-35 fall against the Fletcher Senators on Wednesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Pirates of the 56-46 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in December of 2024.
Fletcher can attribute much of their success to McCarthy Crenshaw, who shot 56% from the field on his way to 15 points along with five boards and three steals. The dominant performance also gave Crenshaw a new career-high in assists (three). Lucas Burghardt was another key player, putting up eight points and ten rebounds.
Fletcher pushed their record up to 2-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Looking ahead, Fernandina Beach will look to defend their home court on Friday against Middleburg at 7:30 p.m. As for Fletcher, they will venture away from home to square off against Nease at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. This will be the Senators' first chance to prove their worth in the conference.
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