West Florida has won four straight games at home, while Foley has won four straight on the road dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Monday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the West Florida Jaguars face off against the Foley Lions at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
West Florida will bounce into Monday's game after beating Choctawhatchee, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. West Florida secured a 48-43 W over Choctawhatchee on Friday.
West Florida can attribute much of their success to Kamora Harris, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 12 boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Shania Beeks, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and nine assists.
West Florida smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in nine consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Foley beat Pensacola 54-47 on Thursday. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked eighth in Alabama, while the Tigers are ranked 55th in Florida), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
West Florida's victory bumped their record up to 8-3. As for Foley, their win bumped their record up to 13-0.
West Florida suffered a grim 66-43 defeat to Foley in their previous matchup back in December of 2021. Can West Florida avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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