St. Martin is 1-9 against Gulfport since November of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The St. Martin Yellow Jackets will take on the Gulfport Admirals at 7:30 p.m. St. Martin is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.1 points per game this season.
St. Martin came up into this matchup off a tough 27-point defeat on Tuesday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of D'Iberville by a score of 47-44 on Friday. The Yellow Jackets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, St. Martin got top-tier performance from Jaxon Walker, who went 6 of 8 on his way to 17 points along with six boards and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Trey Adams, who posted ten points.
Meanwhile, Gulfport faced Biloxi in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Gulfport escaped with a win against Biloxi by the margin of a single free throw, 52-51. The victory was nothing new for the Admirals as they're now sitting on four straight.
St. Martin's defeat dropped their record down to 15-7. As for Gulfport, they pushed their record up to 17-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
St. Martin was taken down by Gulfport 71-43 in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. Can St. Martin avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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