If Blountstown wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Paxton, they should've done a better job of containing Cade Stewart. The Paxton Bobcats skirted past the Blountstown Tigers 47-45 thanks in part to Stewart, who posted 18 points along with seven boards and four steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Paxton's points.
Blountstown lost on Friday despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Cyion Smith, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds. Smith has been hot recently, having posted eight or more boards the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Curtis Ellis, who put up 15 points in addition to five boards and three steals.
Bobcats
| 12/20/24 vs Blountstown | 47-45 |
| 12/19/24 vs Chipley | 49-42 |
| 12/17/24 vs Headland | 55-54 |
The win was the third in a row for Paxton, bringing their record for this year to 6-7. As for Blountstown, they moved to 6-2 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Paxton didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 38-25 defeat against Baker on the 21st. As for Blountstown, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Liberty County at 7:00 p.m. on January 3, 2025.
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