Fort Walton Beach was the 65-63 winner over Gulf Breeze when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The Fort Walton Beach Vikings fell 70-61 to the Gulf Breeze Dolphins on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 232nd, while the Dolphins are ranked 40th).
Despite the loss, Fort Walton Beach still got an impressive performance from Christian Coley, who went 5 of 9 en route to 21 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Xy Childres, who posted 12 points.
Gulf Breeze found their leader in sophomore Brennen Hill, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 13 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Hill has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Hutson Rowe, who put up 16 points.
Fort Walton Beach's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Gulf Breeze, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-1.
Fort Walton Beach didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 55-43 loss against Niceville on the 13th. As for Gulf Breeze, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 51-46 victory against Pine Forest on the 12th.
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