Martin County has gone 7-0 against Jensen Beach recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Martin County Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Jensen Beach Falcons at 7:00 p.m. Martin County knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Jensen Beach likes a good challenge.
While Martin County didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. Everything went their way against South Fork on Wednesday as Martin County made off with a 79-58 victory. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three games by 21 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Brandon Brazell, who went 13 for 17 en route to 31 points plus six rebounds. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in field goal percentage (76%). Another player making a difference was Ari Smith, who went 7 for 13 en route to 17 points plus eight assists and five rebounds.
Martin County was working as a unit and finished the game with 24 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Jensen Beach didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Tradition Prep on Wednesday, but they still walked away with a 53-49 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Falcons.
Cordell Wilkins continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 10 for 21 en route to 20 points plus three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Lincoln Campo, who earned 12 points.
Martin County pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Jensen Beach, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Martin County hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 75.5 points per game. However, it's not like Jensen Beach struggles in that department as they've been averaging 57.5. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Martin County beat Jensen Beach 62-52 in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. Will Martin County repeat their success, or does Jensen Beach have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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