Baker County lost against Fernandina Beach back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Baker County Wildcats received a blow as they fell 64-46 to the Fernandina Beach Pirates. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 408th, while the Pirates are ranked 171st).
Jake Aronowitz continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Fernandina Beach, going 7 for 14 en route to 22 points along with six assists and six boards. Those 22 points gave Aronowitz a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jesse Basse, who went 7 of 11 on his way to 14 points and five rebounds.
Baker County has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-8 record this season. As for Fernandina Beach, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 15-6.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Baker County won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Union County at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Union County knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Baker County likes a good challenge. Fernandina Beach has already played their next game (against Paxon School For Advanced Studies), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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