A feisty cat fight will be fought when the West Florida Jaguars take on the Pensacola Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday... West Florida is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
Last Wednesday, West Florida lost to Pensacola Catholic on the road by a 70-56 margin. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 576th, while the Crusaders are ranked 210th).
| 12/11/24 @ Pensacola Catholic | 23 |
| 12/05/24 vs Pace | 20 |
| 11/28/23 @ Pace | 19 |
| 12/12/23 vs Pensacola Catholic | 19 |
| 11/25/24 vs Navarre | 19 |
West Florida might have lost, but man, Brayden Justice was a machine: he went 10 of 19 en route to 23 points along with six rebounds and three steals. Those 23 points gave Justice a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Frank Likely, who posted eight points in addition to six rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, Pensacola played a tough matchup on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against Escambia, falling 53-32. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
West Florida will have to keep a close watch on Khylen Eccles and Jabari Epps, a pair of players who had a big impact on Pensacola's prior game. Eccles had nine points, while Epps put up eight points.
West Florida's record is now 2-7. As for Pensacola, their record is now 3-5.
Everything went West Florida's way against Pensacola in their previous matchup back in February, as West Florida made off with a 75-51 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Florida since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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