Escambia lost against Pine Forest back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Escambia Gators were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 48-47 to the Pine Forest Eagles.
Tivonchae Bryant
| 01/29/25 vs Pine Forest | 6 |
| 12/14/23 @ Tate | 4 |
| 12/12/23 vs Choctawhatchee | 3 |
| 12/17/24 @ Choctawhatchee | 2 |
| 01/09/25 vs Booker T. Washington | 1 |
Loss or not, Escambia got some senior leadership from Tae Gaston and Tivonchae Bryant. Gaston posted six points along with 12 rebounds and three steals, while Bryant scored seven points and six boards. Those six rebounds gave Bryant a new career-high. Hampton Brasfield was another key player, putting up four points and six boards.
Even though they lost, Escambia smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in four consecutive contests.
J'kosi Black was nothing short of spectacular for Pine Forest: he put up 17 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals. Another player making a difference was Marco Stallworth, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten boards.
Escambia has been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last 11 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-13 record this season. As for Pine Forest, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-12.
Escambia wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 54-43 defeat against Tate on the 30th. As for Pine Forest, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, an 88-55 loss against Florida State University High School on the 31st.
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