It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Fernandina Beach can now relate to. They lost to the Marianna Bulldogs on the road by a 72-56 margin on Wednesday. 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 201st, while the Bulldogs are ranked 97th).
Miles Townsend
| 02/12/25 @ Marianna | 18 |
| 02/05/25 vs Episcopal School of Jacksonville | 14 |
| 02/03/25 vs Global Outreach Charter Academy | 10 |
| 02/01/25 vs Duval Charter | 5 |
| 01/31/25 vs Yulee | 2 |
| + 18 more games |
Fernandina Beach's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Miles Townsend, who went 7-for-11 on his way to 18 points and four steals. That's the most points Townsend has posted since back in December of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Aronowitz, who put up 17 points.
Leading Marianna to victory were Nykavian Bradley and Mason Mobley. Bradley went 11-for-14 en route to 24 points, while Mobley went 9-for-18 to rack up 23 points and five rebounds. Mobley has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last four times he's played. Jaydon Curry also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.
This is the second loss in a row for Fernandina Beach and nudges their season record down to 19-8. Their recent woes sure aren't a result of their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 50% in those games and 29.8% outside of them. As for Marianna, they pushed their record up to 21-5 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Fernandina Beach does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Marianna, they will face off against Andrew Jackson at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Andrew Jackson will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Marianna surely won't give up without a fight.
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