Basketball Recap: Brunswick Piles Up the Points Against Beach

Pirates

Margin (Wins)

01/04/25 vs Beach	47
12/30/24 vs Orange Park	29
12/20/24 @ Greenbrier	21
12/27/24 vs Griffin	20
12/28/24 vs North Paulding	-21

Brunswick hadn't done well against Beach recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. The Brunswick Pirates breezed by the Beach Bulldogs to the tune of 78-31. The Pirates have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 20 points or more this season.

Martin Davis continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 20 points and 13 rebounds. Davis is also crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Samyya Gilbert was another key player, dropping a double-double on 11 points and 17 rebounds.

Brunswick smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 41 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in 17 consecutive contests dating back to last season.

Despite the defeat, Beach saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Mariah Reid posted 22 points. That was a full 71% of Beach's points, marking the sixth time in a row she's had more than a third of the team's points.

Brunswick has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 38.7 points. As for Beach, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-8.

Brunswick will welcome Glynn Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Brunswick is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 67.9 points per game this season. As for Beach, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 64-42 loss against Calvary Day on the 7th.