Basketball Recap: Pace Skates Past Walton with Ease

Patriots

Previous 3 Games

01/16/25 vs Walton	56-24
01/13/25 vs Jay	53-50
01/10/25 @ Gulf Breeze	49-18

Pace waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Walton Braves, posting a 56-24 win. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 237th, while the Braves are ranked 489th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Pace's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-9. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.7 points per game. As for Walton, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-17.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Pace won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Milton at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. Pace has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Walton, they will take on South Walton at 6:45 p.m. on Monday.