Basketball Recap: Holmes County Skates Past Blountstown with Ease

Blue Devils

Previous 6 Games

01/20/25 @ Blountstown	71-27
01/17/25 vs Chipley	69-25
01/16/25 vs Graceville	61-36
01/14/25 @ Marianna	68-37
01/07/25 @ Graceville	43-36
12/21/24 vs Wicksburg	62-30

Holmes County came tearing into Monday's matchup with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 71-27 win over the Blountstown Tigers. That's two games straight that the Blue Devils have won by exactly 44 points.

Holmes County's victory was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.4 points per game. As for Blountstown, they moved to 13-5 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.

Holmes County and Blountstown should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings. Holmes County will challenge Ponce De Leon at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday up 164 places (31 vs. 195). Similarly, Blountstown (ranked 177th) will meet Bozeman (ranked 543rd) at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.