Basketball Recap: West Florida Takes a Loss

West Florida lost against Fort Walton Beach back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The West Florida Jaguars took a 60-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Fort Walton Beach Vikings.

When it comes to explaining why West Florida lost, don't look at Brayden Justice. Despite the final result, he went 7 of 10 on his way to 20 points. Justice is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last four games he's played. Cosme Perez IV was another key player, putting up seven points and eight boards.

Jaguars

Offensive Rebounds

12/14/23 vs Pensacola	17
12/12/23 vs Pensacola Catholic	17
12/20/23 vs Munroe	16
01/18/25 @ Fort Walton Beach	13
12/15/23 @ Pine Forest	13

Even though they lost, West Florida smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in December of 2023.

West Florida's loss dropped their record down to 8-11. As for Fort Walton Beach, the win got them back to even at 10-10.

West Florida has already played their next match (against Pensacola), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Fort Walton Beach has also has no score uploaded for their next contest, this one against Pensacola Catholic.