Basketball Recap: Make It Five in a Row for Fort Walton Beach

Vikings

Previous 5 Games

01/30/25 vs Rutherford	32-20
01/27/25 vs Pensacola	45-31
01/16/25 @ Pine Forest	42-35
01/14/25 vs South Walton	63-45
01/13/25 @ Niceville	54-51

Fort Walton Beach waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They came out on top against the Rutherford Rams by a score of 32-20. This was a revenge game for the Vikings: when they faced off against the Rams back in January, they had to take a 59-52 loss.

Fort Walton Beach used a three-pronged attack on offense: SaRuan Newton, Alexis Smith, and Alyx Hall posted six points each.

Despite the defeat, Rutherford saw an underclassman step up: freshman Nevaeh Thomas went 6 of 8 to rack up 13 points. The dominant performance gave Thomas a new career-high in points.

Fort Walton Beach's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-8. As for Rutherford, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-3.

Fort Walton Beach has already played their next contest, a 50-30 victory against Pace on the 31st. As for Rutherford, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 49-24 win against Pensacola Catholic on the 6th.