The Port St. Joe Tiger Sharks will square off against the Blountstown Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Port St. Joe heads in on the heels of a playoff game on Saturday. They took a 44-39 hit to the loss column at the hands of Franklin County.
Despite the loss, Port St. Joe saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Jayla Hill posted 14 points along with eight steals and six rebounds. Hill continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was KK McNair, who scored ten points.
Meanwhile, Blountstown had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 38.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. They blew past the Tigers 60-23. Given Blountstown's advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 165th, while Malone is ranked 418th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Port St. Joe's defeat dropped their record down to 9-11. As for Blountstown, their win bumped their record up to 18-6.
Port St. Joe was taken down by Blountstown 61-32 in their previous meeting last Thursday. Can Port St. Joe avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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