The Fairhope Pirates will face off against the Baker Hornets on Friday. Fairhope will be strutting in after a victory while Baker will be coming in after a loss.
Last Thursday, Fairhope earned a 52-40 win over Foley. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Lions are ranked 111th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Baker can now relate to. They fell to the Vikings 55-51.
Fairhope will need to focus on slowing down Parrias Baker, one of several Baker players who made an impact when they last played. He went 5-for-10 to rack up 13 points and five boards. Baker is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 50% in the last five games he's played. Derrick Florence lll was another key player, dropping a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds.
Even though they lost, Baker smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive boards in three consecutive games.
Fairhope is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season. As for Baker, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 22-8.
Fairhope might still be hurting after the 76-50 loss they got from Baker when the teams last played back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Florence lll, who dropped a double-double with 28 points and 15 boards. Now that Fairhope knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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