It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Niceville Eagles had no problem doing just that on Monday. Everything went their way against the Dolphins as they made off with a 63-42 win. Niceville is really starting to get used to good results now that the team's won 15 straight.
Niceville found their leader in underclassman Carson Fayard, who scored 30 points along with five rebounds and four steals. Fayard is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Anna Kimball, who scored 14 points along with six rebounds and four steals.
Gulf Breeze lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Piper Tieman, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 11 rebounds. Lila Jacobs was another key contributor, scoring 13 points.
Niceville is on a roll lately: they've won 18 of their last 19 games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-4 record this season. As for Gulf Breeze, their loss dropped their record down to 19-9.
Niceville is on the road again on Thursday and plays Ponte Vedra at 6:00 p.m. on February 22nd. Niceville is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 54.2 points per game this season. Gulf Breeze does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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