It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Fort Walton Beach had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They walked away with a 53-41 win over the West Florida Jaguars. The Vikings haven't had any issues with the Jaguars recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
Rodric Starks
| 02/05/25 vs West Florida | 5 |
| 01/09/25 vs Pensacola | 5 |
| 11/22/24 vs Navarre | 5 |
| 02/01/25 @ Crestview | 4 |
| 12/13/24 vs Niceville | 4 |
| + 16 more games |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Fort Walton Beach to victory, but perhaps none more so than Rodric Starks, who posted 11 points along with eight rebounds and five steals. Starks has become a key player for Fort Walton Beach: the team is undefeated when he posts at least five steals, but 8-13 otherwise. Khamani Leonard was another key player, putting up seven points and eight boards.
West Florida's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Frank Likely, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds, and Jakobe Fairley, who had 12 points in addition to seven boards and three steals. Derrick Williams also deserves some recognition as he grabbed his first steal of the season.
Fort Walton Beach's win bumped their record up to 11-13. As for West Florida, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-13.
Fort Walton Beach has already played their next game, a 55-54 loss against Bay on the 7th. West Florida does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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