Preview: Port St. Joe Tiger Sharks vs. Wakulla War Eagles
Port St. Joe has been on the road for two straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Wakulla War Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Port St. Joe ended up a good deal behind Sneads and lost 69-55.
Despite the loss, Port St. Joe had strong showings from Jaden Jenrett, who scored 14 points along with 7 rebounds, and Zay Jenkins, who scored 14 points along with 3 steals. Jenkins scored a full 25.5% of Port St. Joe's points, the second time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Elijah Harris, who scored 6 points.
Meanwhile, Wakulla was fully in charge on Thursday, breezing past Jefferson County 83-53 at home. The win was just what Wakulla needed coming off of a 68-39 defeat in their prior contest.
Nehemiah Chandler was the offensive standout of the matchup as he scored 16 points along with 5 steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Bradley Vaughn, who scored 17 points along with 7 rebounds.
Port St. Joe's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Wakulla, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Everything came up roses for Port St. Joe against Wakulla when the teams last played back in January as the squad secured a 75-38 victory. Will Port St. Joe repeat their success, or does Wakulla have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
