Choctawhatchee lost to Pensacola back in January of 2021 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Indians fell 58-52 to the Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 267th, while the Tigers are ranked 124th).
Jabari Epps was nothing short of spectacular for Pensacola: he made all 7 shots he took racking up 21 points. Those 21 points gave Epps a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Khylen Eccles, who posted 12 points.
Choctawhatchee's loss dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Pensacola, they moved to 11-5 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
Choctawhatchee has already played their next contest (against St. Martin), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Pensacola, they and Navarre will face off at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday without much rest, having both just played. The Tigers will be up against the Raiders' rather soft defense (which has allowed 56 points per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.
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