The Fernandina Beach Pirates will be home for the holidays to greet the Hilliard Red Flashes at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Fernandina Beach will be strutting in after a victory while Hilliard will be coming in after a loss.
Last Thursday, Fernandina Beach earned a 34-23 win over Yulee. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Fernandina Beach.
Fernandina Beach's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Savina Wells, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 rebounds. Wells set a new season high mark in steals with three. The team also got some help courtesy of Hadleigh White, who scored ten points along with six steals.
Meanwhile, Hilliard managed to keep up with Newberry until halftime on Friday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Hilliard's tough 50-30 loss to Newberry might stick with them for a while. While losing is never fun, Hilliard can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 384th, while Newberry is ranked 182nd).
The victory got Fernandina Beach back to even at 5-5. As for Hilliard, their loss was their sixth straight on the road, which bumped their record down to 2-7.
Fernandina Beach took a serious blow against Hilliard when the teams last played back in January, falling 58-23. Will Fernandina Beach have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
