Basketball Recap: First Coast's Victory on Thursday Extends Winning Streak to Four

Buccaneers

Previous 4 Games

12/12/24 vs Yulee	49-47
12/09/24 vs San Jose Prep	74-63
12/06/24 @ Westside	53-50
12/03/24 vs Parker	57-17

First Coast waltzed into their match on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 49-47 win over the Yulee Hornets. That's more bragging rights for the Buccaneers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

First Coast's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Nicias Harris led the charge by putting up seven points and seven steals. Amari Walton was another key player, dropping a double-double on 11 points and 13 rebounds.

Yulee's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Shamar Gibbs, who posted 12 points along with six rebounds and five steals. Gibbs is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed four or more in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Keeton Tomasko, who had 11 points.

The victory got First Coast back to even at 4-4. As for Yulee, with the loss, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-2.

First Coast and KIPP Bold City will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. KIPP Bold City is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 64 points per game this season. As for Yulee, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Hilliard at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Yulee also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 61.4 points per game.