Port St. Joe has gone 8-2 against Blountstown recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Port St. Joe Tiger Sharks will venture away from home to take on the Blountstown Tigers at 5:15 p.m. Port St. Joe has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with four straight defeats, while Blountstown will come in with three straight victories.
On Tuesday, Port St. Joe came up short against Mosley and fell 46-38. That's two games in a row now that the Tiger Sharks have lost by exactly eight points.
| 01/14/25 vs Mosley | 5 |
| 01/10/25 @ Franklin County | 4 |
| 01/07/25 vs North Bay Haven Academy | 4 |
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Jayla Hill, who posted 17 points and five steals. She has been hot recently, having posted four or more steals the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Ellie Newman, who put up 16 points and three steals.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Blountstown on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Wewahitchka out of the water with a 60-17 final score. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 27 points or more this season.
Blountstown is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.7 points per game. As for Port St. Joe, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.
Port St. Joe was dealt a bruising 53-21 defeat at the hands of Blountstown in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Can Port St. Joe avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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