
Tigers
01/16/25 vs Port St. Joe | 64-47 |
01/13/25 @ FAMU DRS | 59-49 |
01/10/25 @ Sneads | 57-39 |
01/07/25 vs Cottondale | 47-39 |
01/06/25 @ Ponce De Leon | 39-36 |
Blountstown had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.8 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They took down the Port St. Joe Tiger Sharks 64-47. The Tigers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Tiger Sharks, too.
Leading Blountstown to victory were Curtis Ellis and Cyion Smith. Ellis almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine boards, while Smith went 6 of 13 en route to 19 points and seven rebounds. Smith is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for four straight games. Another player making a difference was Braxton Sercye, who posted seven points and five boards.
Despite the loss, Port St. Joe saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Zay Jenkins put up 15 points along with seven rebounds and four steals. The game was Jenkins' third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Elijah Harris, who scored seven points.
Blountstown pushed their record up to 11-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.7 points per game. As for Port St. Joe, the defeat snapped their winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 13-4 record.
Blountstown has already played their next matchup, a 76-47 victory against Wewahitchka on the 17th. As for Port St. Joe, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 65-63 win against Rutherford on the 17th.
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