
Jaguars
12/28/24 vs University | 49-61 |
12/27/24 vs Harrison Central | 57-49 |
12/26/24 vs St. Paul's Episcopal | 78-77 |
12/17/24 @ Pensacola | 62-58 |
12/11/24 @ Pensacola Catholic | 56-70 |
It was a good run, but West Florida unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell 61-49 to the University Cougars. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 442nd, while the Cougars are ranked 67th).
West Florida lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Brayden Justice, who posted 13 points. Frank Likely was another key player, putting up 11 points.
University's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Mo Kamara, who went 10 for 14 on his way to 25 points and six rebounds. Kamara is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Hudson Maurer, who went 5 of 11 on his way to 17 points.
West Florida's defeat dropped their record down to 5-8. As for University, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. West Florida will host Pine Forest at 7:30 p.m. on January 6th. Pine Forest is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.5 points per game this season. As for University, they will challenge Colonial at 6:00 p.m. on January 7th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps