Pine Forest lost against Booker T. Washington back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Pine Forest Eagles took a 61-53 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Booker T. Washington Wildcats. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 177th, while the Wildcats are ranked 20th).
Za'Khiya Shaw-Rease
| 01/10/25 vs Booker T. Washington | 12 |
| 01/08/25 vs Pace | 8 |
| 12/27/24 vs North Hall | 8 |
| 12/30/24 @ North Bay Haven Academy | 7 |
| 12/28/24 vs Creekview | 6 |
Pine Forest's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Za'Khiya Shaw-Rease, who went 6 of 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.
Booker T. Washington got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Chamiah Francis out in front who almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine boards. Francis is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Jada Clardy, who went 5 of 8 on her way to 15 points in addition to six boards and five assists.
Pine Forest's record now sits at 7-9. As for Booker T. Washington, they moved to 9-5 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
Pine Forest will be playing in front of their home fans against Choctawhatchee at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Booker T. Washington, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 32-25 win against Biloxi on the 11th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
