Brevard HEAT was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They took a 58-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Pineapple Cove Classical Academy Patriots. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Firehawks this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 59-50 back in December of 2024.
Riley Ellis and Aydin Younger certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Ellis went 9 for 20 on his way to 22 points, while Younger posted 12 points. Elias Ojala was another key player, putting up four points in addition to eight boards and three blocks.
Michael Barna had an outrageously good game for Pineapple Cove Classical Academy as he dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Barna a new career-high in assists (three). Another player making a difference was Ervans Tima, who put up 11 points along with eight boards and seven steals.
Brevard HEAT's defeat dropped their record down to 2-12. As for Pineapple Cove Classical Academy, with the victory, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 5-7.
Brevard HEAT is on the road again on Friday to play Burns Sci-Tech at 1:00 p.m. Brevard HEAT is facing Burns Sci-Tech at the right time seeing as Burns Sci-Tech is stuck on a 15-game losing streak. As for Pineapple Cove Classical Academy, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Babcock at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Babcock will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Pineapple Cove Classical Academy surely won't give up without a fight.
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