Basketball Recap: Make It Five in a Row for Port St. Joe

Port St. Joe hadn't done well against Bay recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Port St. Joe Tiger Sharks were the clear victor by a 68-45 margin over the Bay Tornadoes. The Tiger Sharks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 23 points or more this season.

Zay Jenkins

Points

01/28/25 @ Bay	32
01/24/25 vs Franklin County	27
01/21/25 @ Wewahitchka	20
01/17/25 @ Rutherford	30
01/16/25 @ Blountstown	15

Port St. Joe found their leader in sophomore Zay Jenkins, who went 11 for 23 on his way to 32 points and three steals. The game was Jenkins' seventh in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Justus Barber, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and ten rebounds.

Port St. Joe was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bay only racked up ten assists.

Several Tornadoes players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Vernon Bates, who posted seven points and six boards. Another player making a difference was Kamari Saunders, who had seven points.

The win was the fifth in a row for Port St. Joe, bringing their record for this year to 18-4. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 32.5% in those games and 27.3% outside of them. As for Bay, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 13-11 record.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Port St. Joe will challenge Blountstown at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Port St. Joe knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully Blountstown likes a good challenge. As for Bay, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Mosley at 7:00 p.m. Bay is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.1 points per game this season.