The Palm Bay Pirates won the last time they faced the Merritt Island Mustangs, and things went their way on Friday too. Palm Bay breezed by Merritt Island at home to the tune of 85-24. With Palm Bay ahead 50-18 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Palm Bay was led to victory by Aaron Mcgee and Willie Burnette III. Mcgee dropped a double-double on 18 points and 10 rebounds, while Burnette III scored 14 points along with 7 assists and 7 rebounds. The contest was Mcgee's third in a row with at least ten points. Willie Thompson iii was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with 8 rebounds.
The victory got Palm Bay back to even at 2-2. As for Merritt Island, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Palm Bay will challenge Heritage at 7:15 p.m. on Monday. As for Merritt Island, they will head out on the road to face off against Satellite at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Satellite's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season.
