Basketball Recap: Milton Drops Highest Score of Season Against Pine Forest

Panthers

Team Score

01/07/25 vs Pine Forest	76
11/26/24 vs Escambia	69
11/25/24 vs Booker T. Washington	65
12/21/24 vs Choctawhatchee	64
11/19/24 vs Navarre	64

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Milton). They claimed a resounding 76-45 win over the Pine Forest Eagles. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 20 points or more this season.

Milton got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Sergio Robinson out in front who went 6 for 10 on his way to 15 points and eight steals. Robinson has become a key player for Milton: the team is 9-3 when he posts at least three steals, but 1-2 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Mateo Robinson, who went 8 of 11 on his way to 20 points and seven rebounds.

Pine Forest's loss on Tuesday came despite strong showings from Kenton Wilkerson and Micah Franklin. Wilkerson went 7 of 12 on his way to 18 points, while Franklin posted 12 points. Another player making a difference was Jackson Parker, who put up three points and five assists.

The win made it two in a row for Milton and bumps their season record up to 10-5. As for Pine Forest, they dropped their record down to 8-9 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road.

When Milton and Pine Forest next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Milton will try to stop Crestview's four-game winning streak when the meet at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Milton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.7 points per game this season. Similarly, Pine Forest will try to stop Booker T. Washington's three-game winning streak when the meet at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.