After losing to the Choctawhatchee Indians the last time they met, the Fort Walton Beach Vikings decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. Fort Walton Beach came out on top against Choctawhatchee by a score of 53-46 on Friday.
Fort Walton Beach found their leader in underclassman SaRuan Newton, who scored 21 points. That makes it four consecutive games in which Newton has scored at least a third of Fort Walton Beach's points. Another player making a difference was Taniha Higgins, who scored ten points.
Fort Walton Beach is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Choctawhatchee, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-4.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Fort Walton Beach will take on Navarre at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Navarre is hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses. As for Choctawhatchee, they will be playing at home against West Florida at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. West Florida will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings (they are ranked 203rd, while Choctawhatchee is ranked 76th).
