Basketball Recap: Fort Walton Beach Finds Home Court Redemption Against West Florida

There's no place like home for Fort Walton Beach, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They secured a 60-56 W over the West Florida Jaguars on Saturday. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 67-48 back in December of 2024.

Despite the loss, West Florida still got an impressive performance from Brayden Justice, who went 7 for 10 on his way to 20 points. Justice has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Cosme Perez IV, who posted seven points and eight rebounds.

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Previous 3 Games (Home)

01/18/25 vs West Florida	60-56
01/11/25 vs Bay	61-44
01/09/25 vs Pensacola	64-24

Fort Walton Beach's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-10. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.7 points per game. As for West Florida, their loss dropped their record down to 8-11.

Fort Walton Beach has already played their next game (against Pensacola Catholic), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. West Florida has also has no score uploaded for their next match, this one against Pensacola.