Basketball Recap: Jackson Kowal's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Niceville over Mosley

By Team Reports Dec 9, 2024, 9:48am

Basketball Recap: Niceville Eagles vs. Mosley Dolphins

Niceville lost against Mosley back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Niceville Eagles took a 54-50 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mosley Dolphins. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 253rd, while the Dolphins are ranked 79th).

Several Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jackson Kowal, who posted 11 points plus seven rebounds. Another player making a difference was Isaiah Gordon, who scored five points in addition to three steals.

Even though they lost, Niceville smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.

Niceville now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Mosley, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Niceville will host Pace at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pace has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games. Mosley has already played their next contest (against Niceville), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.

Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps

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