Basketball Recap: Foley Snags Fifth Win in Last Six Games

It was a proper cat-fight when Foley faced off against West Florida on Friday. The Foley Lions came out on top against the West Florida Jaguars by a score of 53-40. For the Lions, this counts as revenge for the 58-41 victory the Jaguars walked away with the last time they faced one another back in January of 2024.

Defeat or not, West Florida got some senior leadership from Brayden Justice and Jack Korec. Justice almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine boards, while Korec posted 11 points and three blocks. Justice has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last seven times he's played. Cosme Perez IV also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.

Foley is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for West Florida, their loss dropped their record down to 10-12.

Foley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for West Florida, they will head out to take on Fort Walton Beach at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. West Florida is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.2 points per game this season.