The Booker T. Washington Wildcats waltzed into Tuesday's contest with two straight wins but they left with three. They blew past West Florida 67-34 at home. With that victory, Booker T. Washington brought their scoring average up to 54.7 points per game.
Booker T. Washington found their leader in underclassman Chamiah Francis, who scored 30 points along with 6 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Francis has scored at least 25% of Booker T. Washington's points. Mikerria Bonner was another key contributor, scoring 15 points along with 6 rebounds and 5 steals.
Despite the defeat, West Florida saw an underclassman step up: Amani (AB) Bartholomew scored 9 points along with 14 rebounds and 3 steals. Bartholomew scored a full 26.5% of West Florida's points, the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jakya Brewton, who scored 12 points.
Booker T. Washington's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for West Florida, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-3.
Booker T. Washington won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Niceville at 6:00 p.m. on November 29th. West Florida is on the road again on Friday and play against Escambia at 6:00 p.m. on December 1st.
