Central lost against Destin back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Central Jaguars fell 60-53 to the Destin Sharks.
12/13/24 vs Destin | 3 |
12/12/24 vs Flomaton | 4 |
12/10/24 @ Baker | 5 |
12/07/24 vs T.R. Miller | 2 |
12/06/24 vs Paxton | 2 |
12/03/24 vs Pensacola Christian Academy | 2 |
Central lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Carson Baxley, who went 7 of 16 en route to 21 points and three steals. Baxley has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last six times he's played. Another player making a difference was Isaac Mathews, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds.
Destin found their leader in sophomore Calix McCune, who went 9 of 13 on his way to 25 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Xavier Crawford, who posted seven points.
Central has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-5 record this season. As for Destin, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-5.
Central didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 66-39 defeat against Pleasant Home on the 14th. As for Destin, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 57-27 victory against Florala on the 14th.
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