Basketball Recap: Rodric Starks' Big Game Can't Quite Lead Fort Walton Beach over North Sand Mountain
By Team Reports
Nov 29, 2024, 9:38am
Basketball Recap: Fort Walton Beach Vikings vs. North Sand Mountain Bison
Fort Walton Beach saw some tournament action on Saturday. They fell 72-61 to the North Sand Mountain Bison. The loss was the Vikings' first of the season.
Fort Walton Beach's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Rodric Starks, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds. Starks is also crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Blaze Childers-Menser was another key player, earning 15 points along with two steals and two blocks.
Having lost for the first time this season, Fort Walton Beach fell to 2-1. As for North Sand Mountain, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Fort Walton Beach wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 69-49 defeat against McGill-Toolen on the 25th. North Sand Mountain has also already played their next matchup, a 70-51 loss against Oak Mountain on the 25th.
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