The Fernandina Beach Pirates will challenge the Bolles Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Fernandina Beach is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They took their match with ease, bagging a 55-26 victory over Wolfson.
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Fernandina Beach relied on the efforts of Savina Wells, who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds, and Amelia Arline, who went 7 for 14 en route to 17 points and six boards. Wells is crushing it when it comes to rebounds: she's pulled down at least eight every time she's taken the court this season. Hadleigh White was another key player, putting up nine points.
Meanwhile, Bolles had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28.9 points) and they went ahead and made it nine on Wednesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Mustangs 77-35. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 47-16.
Fernandina Beach better keep an eye on Abby Knauff. She was instrumental in Bolles' win, going 10 of 14 on her way to 25 points in addition to six boards and four steals. The dominant performance gave Knauff a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Terrell McCoy, who went 8 for 11 en route to 17 points and six rebounds.
Bolles pushed their record up to 19-5 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 37.6 points. As for Fernandina Beach, their victory bumped their record up to 11-12.
Fernandina Beach was taken down by Bolles 94-23 in their previous matchup back in December of 2019. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Fernandina Beach was down 48-14.
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