Basketball Game Preview: West Florida Jaguars vs. Centennial Eagles

The West Florida Jaguars and the Centennial Eagles will round out the year against one another at at 7:50 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

It was a proper cat-fight when West Florida took on Pensacola on Tuesday. West Florida lost to Pensacola on the road by a 50-33 margin. The game marked the Jaguars' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.

West Florida's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Amani Bartholomew, who posted nine points in addition to six rebounds and six steals, and Kamora Harris, who had nine points. Bartholomew is becoming a predictor of West Florida's success: when she posts at least five steals the team is 6-2 (and 2-3 when she doesn't).

Meanwhile, Centennial might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting King's Academy an easy 67-46 win. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 84th, while the Lions are ranked 12th).

This is the second loss in a row for Centennial and nudges their season record down to 6-4. As for West Florida, their loss dropped their record down to 8-5.