Escambia was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a blow against the Bay Tornadoes, falling 63-32. While losing is never fun, the Gators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 446th, while the Tornadoes are ranked 164th).
Escambia lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Luterian Williams, who posted nine points and seven boards. Another player making a difference was Hampton Brasfield, who had ten points.
It was another big night for Oliver Pratt, who went 6 of 8 on his way to 20 points for Bay. The team also got some help courtesy of Vernon Bates, who put up 11 points and three steals.
Escambia's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Bay, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-4.
Escambia didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 45-43 defeat against Walton on the 27th. As for Bay, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 58-53 loss against Wekiva on the 27th.
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