The Beachside Barracudas will take on the Riverside Generals at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Beachside is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.8 points per game this season.
Riverside will be up against a hot Beachside team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Beachside enjoyed a cozy 70-51 victory over Mandarin on Thursday. Given the Barracudas' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 101st, while the Mustangs are ranked 260th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
01/30/25 @ Mandarin | 7 |
01/28/25 @ Paxon School For Advanced Studies | 6 |
01/25/25 @ Andrew Jackson | 4 |
01/21/25 vs Bolles | 12 |
01/16/25 vs Orange Park | 10 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Beachside to victory, but perhaps none more so than Morgan Cremen, who went 7 for 17 en route to 18 points in addition to seven assists and seven steals. Cremen is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed three or more in the last 17 games she's played. Another player making a difference was Kendall Kane, who went 9 of 21 on her way to 22 points and five rebounds.
Beachside smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mandarin only pulled down four offensive rebounds.
Meanwhile, Riverside was beaten by Bartram Trail 53-25 on Friday. The loss continues a trend for the Generals in their matchups with the Bears: they've now lost five in a row.
Beachside's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-9. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.3 points per game. As for Riverside, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-14.
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