The St. Augustine Yellow Jackets and the Beachside Barracudas will compete for holiday cheer at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 67-38, which was the final score in St. Augustine's tilt against Fletcher on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Yellow Jackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 308th, while the Senators are ranked 85th).
Meanwhile, Beachside waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Saints, posting a 52-19 victory.
St. Augustine better focus on containing Morgan Cremen and Anni Ament as the pair were huge in Beachside's win. Cremen went 5 for 12 on her way to 15 points in addition to seven assists and five steals, while Ament dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten boards. Cremen is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed three or more in the last five games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Natasha Materia, who posted eight points.
Beachside was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sandalwood only posted one assist.
Beachside is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.2 points per game. As for St. Augustine, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-6.
St. Augustine didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Beachside in their previous meeting back in January of 2023, but they still walked away with a 52-48 win. Does St. Augustine have another victory up their sleeve, or will Beachside turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
