Having just played yesterday, the West Florida Jaguars will head out on the road to face off against the Gulf Breeze Dolphins at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (West Florida has three straight wins, Gulf Breeze has 14 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
West Florida will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Pine Forest, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. West Florida took down Pine Forest 55-40 on Monday.
| 01/06/25 vs Pine Forest | 29 |
| 01/04/25 @ Pace | 25 |
| 12/30/24 vs Dunnellon | 25 |
It was another big night for Amani Bartholomew, who dropped a double-double on 29 points and 13 rebounds. Her evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Shania Beeks, who posted 12 points in addition to six assists and six steals.
West Florida smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 16 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Gulf Breeze played a tough game last Monday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by Clarksville Academy 58-19. While losing is never fun, the Dolphins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 473rd in Florida, while the Cougars are ranked 145th in Tennessee).
Gulf Breeze's loss dropped their record down to 1-15. As for West Florida, their record is now 11-7.
West Florida came up short against Gulf Breeze in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, falling 47-41. Can West Florida avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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