Palm Bay lost against Viera back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Palm Bay Pirates had to suffer through a 80-39 loss at the hands of the Viera Hawks. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 505th, while the Hawks are ranked 108th).
| 01/15/25 @ Viera | 2 |
| 01/13/25 @ Port St. Lucie | 1 |
| 01/08/25 vs Rockledge | 1 |
| 12/27/24 vs Providence School | 1 |
| 11/21/24 @ Cocoa Beach | 1 |
Despite the loss, Palm Bay saw an underclassman step up: sophomore CJ Lloyd posted eight points and nine boards. The dominant performance also gave Lloyd a new career-high in blocks (two).
Even though they lost, Palm Bay was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Palm Bay has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-11 record this season. As for Viera, they pushed their record up to 13-4 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Palm Bay didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 57-50 win against West Shore on the 17th. Viera has also already played their next matchup, a 57-52 victory against Melbourne on the 17th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
