The Choctawhatchee Indians are taking a road trip to take on the Pine Forest Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pine Forest took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Choctawhatchee, who comes in off a win.
On Friday, Choctawhatchee earned a 42-31 victory over Bay. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 141st, while the Tornadoes are ranked 288th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Pine Forest came up short against Booker T. Washington on Friday and fell 61-53. The Eagles have struggled against the Wildcats recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Choctawhatchee will need focus on slowing down Za'Khiya Shaw-Rease, one of several Pine Forest players who made an impact when they last played. She went 6 for 9 on her way to 12 points. The dominant performance gave Shaw-Rease a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Chrisshona Bargaineer, who posted 13 points.
Choctawhatchee has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-9 record this season. As for Pine Forest, their loss dropped their record down to 7-9.
Choctawhatchee was able to grind out a solid win over Pine Forest when the teams last played back in December of 2024, winning 46-35. The rematch might be a little tougher for Choctawhatchee since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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