After flying high against Angeline Academy of Innovation two weeks ago, Pasco came back down to earth. The contest between the Pasco Pirates and the Gulf Buccaneers didn't end well, with the Pasco Pirates falling 75-56. The Pirates haven't had much luck with the Buccaneers recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Pasco's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Isaac Williams, who went 8 for 11 en route to 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of TJ Gebru, who went 7 for 17 en route to 19 points.
Even though they lost, Pasco was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Gulf only racked up 11.
Gulf had a senior duo take command as Jaydn Wood went 12 for 19 en route to 31 points plus five rebounds and Josh Murphy went 6 for 13 en route to 16 points plus five assists and five steals. With that strong performance, Wood is now averaging an impressive 18.3 points per game. Anthony Underwood was another key player, posting five points plus six rebounds and three steals.
Having lost for the first time this season, Pasco fell to 2-1. As for Gulf, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Pasco has already played their next matchup (against Gulf), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Gulf, they won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Angeline Academy of Innovation at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Gulf is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.3 points per game this season.
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