Robertsdale and Bayside Academy are an even 4-4 against one another since December of 2017, but not for long. The Robertsdale Golden Bears will be playing at home against the Bayside Academy Admirals at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neither of these teams found much success offensively their last time out, scoring well below their season average.
Having struggled with eight losses in a row, Robertsdale turned things around against Faith Academy on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Rams 22-20.
| 12/10/24 vs Faith Academy | 11 |
| 12/09/24 @ Milton | 1 |
| 12/05/24 @ Saraland | 2 |
Robertsdale's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Dixie S Baggett, who posted eight points in addition to 11 steals and five boards. With that strong performance, S Baggett is now averaging an impressive 2.1 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Lola Mosley, who put up four points along with ten boards and six steals.
Meanwhile, Bayside Academy was beaten by St. Paul's Episcopal 68-25 on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Admirals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 235th, while the Saints are ranked 41st).
Robertsdale's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-12. As for Bayside Academy, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-7 record this season.
Robertsdale was dealt a bruising 38-5 defeat at the hands of Bayside Academy in their previous matchup back in November. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bayside Academy's Eliana Blossom, who went 9 of 22 on her way to 19 points and eight rebounds. Now that Robertsdale knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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