Florida High School Basketball - Pine Forest can't hold off Escambia
January 5, 2023: Pensacola, FL 32526 The Escambia Gators basketball team scored 62 points and held the host Pine Forest Eagles to 60 in the Gators league triumph on Thursday.
The Gators now sport a 5-6 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Pensacola for a non-league contest on Friday, January 6. Escambia will battle a Tigers team coming off a 78-50 league loss to Bay (Panama City, FL). The Tigers record now stands at 2-13.
The Eagles (8-7) will now prepare for their contest against Niceville (Niceville, FL). The Eagles enter the non-league contest with a 1-12 record. In their last contest, Niceville was nudged by South Walton (Santa Rosa Beach, FL), 54-46, in a non-league contest.