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| 12/01/23 - Home | 85-24 W |
| 01/18/22 - Home | 85-56 W |
| 02/05/20 - Home | 51-34 W |
| 01/11/19 - Away | 52-49 W |
| 12/10/18 - Away | 57-52 W |
| + 5 more games |
Palm Bay is 8-2 against Merritt Island since December of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Palm Bay Pirates will face off against the Merritt Island Mustangs. Palm Bay is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.2 points per game this season.
On Thursday, Palm Bay came up short against Hagerty and fell 65-54. 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 428th, while the Huskies are ranked 191st).
Palm Bay's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Deuel ?Junior? Fider, who posted 14 points, and Elijah Buffong, who had 14 points. Ryann Brown was another key player, putting up eight points.
Meanwhile, Merritt Island fought the good fight in their overtime match against Satellite on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 76-68 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Scorpions. The Mustangs were up 41-25 in the second quarter but couldn't hold on to the lead.
Merritt Island has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-13 record this season. As for Palm Bay, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 9-13.
Everything came up roses for Palm Bay against Merritt Island in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, as the squad secured an 85-24 victory. In that game, Palm Bay amassed a halftime lead of 50-18, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Monday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
