Two dominant guards in Jocelyn Hoffmann and Morgan Cremen are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Ponte Vedra Sharks will take on the Beachside Barracudas on Saturday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.
Ponte Vedra is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They slipped by ED White 37-36.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Beachside against Riverside on Thursday as the squad secured a 60-26 win. With the Barracudas ahead 30-8 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Ponte Vedra better focus on containing Cremen and Kendall Kane as the pair were huge in Beachside's win. Cremen went 6 for 11 en route to 16 points along with eight assists and six steals, while Kane went 8 of 17 on her way to 20 points and four steals. Cremen is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed three or more in the last 18 games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Anni Ament, who posted seven points in addition to 11 boards and five steals.
Beachside smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in three consecutive games.
Beachside has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 12-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.5 points per game. As for Ponte Vedra, their victory bumped their record up to 13-11.
Ponte Vedra came up short against Beachside in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 48-37. Can Ponte Vedra avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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