Basketball Preview: West Florida Jaguars vs. Providence School Stallions
The West Florida Jaguars and the Providence School Stallions will face off at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Providence School took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on West Florida, who comes in off a win.
West Florida is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Oakleaf on Tuesday, sneaking past 43-40. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Jaguars have posted since December 30, 2023.
West Florida had a senior duo take command as Jakya Brewton went 5 for 9 en route to 15 points and Kamora Harris went 6 for 8 en route to 12 points plus five rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Brewton a new career-high in field goal percentage (56%). Another player making a difference was Shania Beeks, who scored eight points in addition to five assists and three steals.
West Florida was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Providence School lost to Cardinal Mooney on the road by a 71-54 margin on Tuesday. The loss was the Stallions' first of the season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Providence School fell to 2-1. As for West Florida, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
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