Fort Walton Beach was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against the Westlake Lions, falling 80-55. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 271st in Florida, while the Lions are ranked 32nd in Georgia).
Despite the loss, Fort Walton Beach had strong showings from Christian Coley, who posted 12 points, and Dylan Ivison, who scored 11 points. Another player making a difference was Deshawn Simmons, who had four points.
Westlake was led to victory by Charles Matthews and Alex Jones. Matthews went 8 of 11 on his way to 22 points and five assists, while Jones went 7 of 11 on his way to 18 points and four steals. With that strong performance, Jones is now averaging an impressive 2.1 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Amare Jackson, who put up seven points.
Fort Walton Beach's defeat dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Westlake, their victory bumped their record up to 10-5.
Fort Walton Beach didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 59-50 win against Navarre on the 7th. As for Westlake, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 66-58 victory against Chapel Hill on the 7th.
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