Basketball Game Recap: Florala Wildcats vs. Pleasant Home Eagles

By Team Reports Dec 5, 2023, 10:04pm

Recap: Florala Wildcats vs. Pleasant Home Eagles

After a string of three wins, the Florala Wildcats's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They lost to Pleasant Home on the road by a decisive 63-47 margin. Florala was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Pleasant Home apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in February.

Florala's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Rayshon Coleman, who scored 21 points along with 6 rebounds, and Elijah McMeans who scored 9 points along with 12 rebounds and 3 steals. The match was Coleman's eighth in a row with at least ten points.

Florala's loss dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Pleasant Home, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home.

Florala will face off against Laurel Hill at TBD on Friday. As for Pleasant Home, they will head out on the road to face off against Samson at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Samson will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Alabama Rankings (they are ranked 395th, while Pleasant Home is ranked 113th).