South Fork was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 14th straight loss dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 57-20 loss at the hands of the Jensen Beach Falcons. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 509th, while the Falcons are ranked 91st).
01/07/25 vs Jensen Beach | 7 |
12/18/24 @ Pine | 6 |
12/10/24 vs Sebastian River | 6 |
12/12/24 @ Treasure Coast | 4 |
11/22/24 vs Westwood | 3 |
Despite the defeat, South Fork saw an underclassman step up: freshman Vivianna Morales posted three points along with 16 boards and seven blocks. Those seven blocks set a new season-high mark for Morales. The team also got some help courtesy of Kylee Brooks, who put up ten points and five rebounds.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Jensen Beach to victory, but perhaps none more so than Lizzie Fitzwater, who earned ten points and six steals. The dominant performance gave Fitzwater a new career-high in steals. Another player making a difference was Jayla Brinkley, who had seven points in addition to seven boards and three steals.
South Fork's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Jensen Beach, their record now sits at 9-4.
South Fork has already played their next match, a 57-29 defeat against Palm Beach Central on the 8th. As for Jensen Beach, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 64-37 victory against Treasure Coast on the 10th.
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