Ponce De Leon was the 50-16 winner over Bay when they last played one another back in December of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Ponce De Leon Pirates fell 55-45 to the Bay Tornadoes on Monday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Pirates came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 161st, while the Tornadoes are ranked 342nd).
Bay found their leader in sophomore Breanah Peace, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 16 rebounds. Those 22 points gave Peace a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Nevaeh Childs, who posted 16 points along with six rebounds and four steals.
Ponce De Leon's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-4. As for Bay, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-7.
Ponce De Leon won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Malone at 5:03 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Bay, they and Marianna will face off at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday without much rest having both just played.
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