Basketball Preview: Gulf Breeze Dolphins vs. Fort Walton Beach Vikings
Gulf Breeze has gone 8-2 against Fort Walton Beach recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Gulf Breeze Dolphins will look to defend their home court against the Fort Walton Beach Vikings at 7:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Gulf Breeze is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Destin 73-53 on Friday. Given the Dolphins' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Sharks are ranked 197th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Gulf Breeze's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Hutson Rowe, who went 6 for 14 en route to 17 points plus five steals. Rowe has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Parker Boyd, who went 6 for 7 en route to 15 points plus two steals.
Gulf Breeze was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Meanwhile, Fort Walton Beach strolled past West Florida with points to spare on Saturday, taking the game 67-48. That 19 point margin sets a new team best for the Vikings this season.
Gulf Breeze's win bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Fort Walton Beach, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Gulf Breeze couldn't quite finish off Fort Walton Beach when the teams last played back in January and fell 65-63. Can Gulf Breeze avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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