The Gulf Breeze Dolphins typically have all the answers at home, but on Thursday the Wayne County Wildcats proved too difficult a challenge. Couldn't have asked for a better way to wrap up 2023 than the 63-36 stomp they got on the road against the Dolphins. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Wayne County.
Despite the defeat, Gulf Breeze had strong showings from Maleeya Brammer, who scored eight points along with eight rebounds, and Piper Tieman, who scored five points along with eight rebounds. Those eight rebounds set a new season-high mark for her.
Wayne County has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Gulf Breeze, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-3.
Wayne County won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Providence School at 11:00 a.m. on December 29th. Providence School is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 56.3 points per game. Gulf Breeze won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Northview Academy at 1:00 p.m. on December 29th. Northview Academy presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Gulf Breeze in their respective states (Northview Academy is ranked 20th in Tennessee, while Gulf Breeze is ranked 66th in Florida).
