Fernandina Beach won the last time they faced Yulee, and Jake Aronowitz did his part to make sure it happened again. The Fernandina Beach Pirates enjoyed a cozy 55-38 victory over the Yulee Hornets on Friday thanks in part to Aronowitz, who went 8 of 13 on his way to 21 points along with five boards and three steals. He is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for four straight games.
The team also got some help courtesy of Miles Townsend, who posted four points and five rebounds. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in blocks (two).
Despite the defeat, Yulee saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Chase Cannone went 7 of 14 on his way to 21 points and three steals. Those 21 points set a new season-high mark for Cannone. JaQuan Matthews was another key player, putting up six points.
Fernandina Beach is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. As for Yulee, they moved to 10-6 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Fernandina Beach will square off against Hilliard at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Hilliard will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Fernandina Beach surely won't give up without a fight. As for Yulee, they will host Middleburg at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Yulee is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 62.1 points per game this season.
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