The Fernandina Beach Pirates are taking a road trip to challenge the Yulee Hornets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Tuesday, Fernandina Beach earned a 58-47 victory over Sandalwood.
Fernandina Beach's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Jake Aronowitz, who posted 18 points in addition to six rebounds and four steals, and Miles Townsend, who went 5 of 8 on his way to 15 points and five assists. Aronowitz is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Dominik Dunlap, who put up six points and five steals.
Meanwhile, Yulee came tearing into Thursday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Warriors as they made off with a 72-47 win. The Hornets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 24 points or more this season.
Yulee's victory bumped their record up to 10-5. As for Fernandina Beach, their win bumped their record up to 8-6.
Fernandina Beach came out on top in a nail-biter against Yulee in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, sneaking past 60-57. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fernandina Beach since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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