Basketball Recap: Niceville Takes a Loss

After flying high against Rocky Bayou Christian last Monday, Niceville came back down to earth. The Niceville Eagles took a 64-47 bruising from the Milton Panthers on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 303rd, while the Panthers are ranked 112th).

When it comes to explaining why Niceville lost, don't look at Fred Libby. Despite the final result, he went 9 of 16 en route to 21 points and six rebounds. That's the most points Libby has posted since back in January. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaiden May, who posted six points.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Milton to victory, but perhaps none more so than Treymar Jones, who went 8 of 13 on his way to 22 points and four steals. The contest was Jones' fourth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Mateo Robinson, who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds.

Niceville has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-3 record this season. As for Milton, their victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1.

Niceville didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 54-50 defeat against Mosley on the 6th. As for Milton, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 54-46 win against Pace on the 6th.