It was a good run, but the Palm Bay Pirates unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 56-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of Winter Haven.
Despite the loss, Palm Bay still got an impressive performance from Kiara Williams, who scored 15 points along with six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Erynn Moffett, who scored 14 points along with nine rebounds.
Winter Haven found their leader in underclassman Serenity Hardy, who scored 20 points along with two blocks. That makes it five consecutive games in which Hardy has scored at least a third of Winter Haven's points. Jaeden Williams was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with two steals.
Palm Bay's loss dropped their record down to 15-6. As for Winter Haven, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Palm Bay will take on Cocoa at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Cocoa is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road. Winter Haven won't have much time to rest: their next match is against West Orange at 7:30 p.m. on January 20th. West Orange will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings (they are ranked 93rd, while Winter Haven is ranked tenth).
