Niceville and Choctawhatchee are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2020, but not for long. The Niceville Eagles will challenge the Choctawhatchee Indians at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Niceville is headed into the matchup having just posted their biggest victory since November 25, 2024 on Monday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 60-33 win over Navarre. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 20 points or more this season.
Carson Fayard
| 01/06/25 @ Navarre | 17 |
| 01/03/25 vs Choctawhatchee | 21 |
| 12/30/24 vs Fairhope | 29 |
| 12/28/24 vs Dawson County | 22 |
| 12/27/24 vs Ravenwood | 24 |
| 12/19/24 @ South Walton | 20 |
Carson Fayard continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 17 points and ten boards. The matchup was her sixth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddie Miller, who posted eight points and four blocks.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Choctawhatchee). They took down Mosley 66-52 on Tuesday. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 154th, while the Dolphins are ranked 376th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Niceville has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.2 points per game. As for Choctawhatchee, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-8.
Niceville came up short against Choctawhatchee in their previous matchup on Friday, falling 41-36. Can Niceville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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