Basketball Game Preview: Fort Walton Beach Vikings vs. West Florida Jaguars

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Previous 4 Games

12/07/24 - Away	67-48 W
01/28/22 - Home	92-72 W
01/18/20 - Away	62-37 W
12/14/19 - Home	60-47 W

Fort Walton Beach has gone 4-0 against West Florida recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Fort Walton Beach Vikings just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the West Florida Jaguars at 6:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.

On Friday, Fort Walton Beach came up short against Niceville and fell 66-56. The defeat continues a trend for the Vikings in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now lost three in a row.

Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but West Florida ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They managed a 56-52 victory over Pensacola Catholic.

The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Brayden Justice and Solomon Sutton. Justice had a great game and went 7 for 13 on his way to 24 points along with five rebounds and three steals. Meanwhile, Sutton did his best for the losing side, going 5 of 12 en route to 11 points and five steals.

West Florida's win bumped their record up to 8-10. As for Fort Walton Beach, they now have a losing record at 9-10.

Fort Walton Beach strolled past West Florida in their previous matchup back in December of 2024 by a score of 67-48. Does Fort Walton Beach have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Florida turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.