Central was the 69-56 winner over West Florida Baptist Academy when they last played one another back in December of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Central Jaguars fell to the West Florida Baptist Academy Conquerors 69-64. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Thursday (56), the Jaguars still had to take the loss.
Several Jaguars players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Sophia Harold, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 boards. Harold is becoming a predictor of Central's success: when she posts at least ten rebounds the team is 9-4 (and 4-5 when she doesn't). Another player making a difference was Lakin Mathews, who posted 21 points and three steals.
West Florida Baptist Academy found their leader in sophomore Olivia Pearce, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 24 boards. Pearce has been hot, having posted nine or more rebounds the last seven times she's played. Makenna Enfinger was another key player, putting up 14 points and six assists.
Central's defeat dropped their record down to 13-9. As for West Florida Baptist Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season.
Central has already played their next match, a 65-49 loss against Jay on the 30th. West Florida Baptist Academy has also already played their next game (against Gulf Pointe Latin), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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