The Niceville Eagles and the Jay Royals will compete for holiday cheer at 8:00 p.m. on Friday.
Niceville is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Florida's top teams: Fort Walton Beach, who was ranked 14th at the time (Niceville was ranked tenth). The Eagles took a 45-40 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Vikings on Wednesday. The contest marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, Jay didn't have too much trouble with Gulf Breeze on Friday as they won 53-39. The Royals haven't had any issues with the Dolphins recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Jay's win came from a few key players Niceville will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Presley Hawthorne, who posted nine points and six assists. Kaylee Gilbreath was another key player, putting up 11 points and five boards.
Jay's win bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Niceville, the defeat snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 8-2 record.
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