Basketball Recap: West Florida Drops Season-High Score on Escambia

Jaguars

Team Score

01/14/25 vs Escambia	74
12/30/24 vs Dunnellon	65
12/07/24 @ Port St. Joe	64
01/06/25 vs Pine Forest	55
12/09/24 @ Crestview	55

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask West Florida). They blew past the Escambia Gators, posting a 74-36 victory. Given the Jaguars' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 106th, while the Gators are ranked 489th), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.

West Florida's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Shania Beeks led the charge by going 8 of 19 en route to 19 points along with eight assists and six boards. The dominant performance also gave Beeks a new career-high in blocks (two). Another player making a difference was Keyarsten Lewis, who went 6 of 10 en route to 14 points along with eight assists and five steals.

West Florida smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 18 consecutive matches.

Escambia's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Tyauna English, who posted 16 points and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Demi Liu, who had 13 points and five rebounds.

West Florida's record is now 13-7. As for Escambia, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-7 record this season.

West Florida will welcome Pensacola Catholic at 1:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Escambia, they will head out to challenge Pensacola at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.