Pensacola played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 53-32 to the Escambia Gators. The Tigers were not able to make up for their loss to the Gators from their previous meeting back in January.
Khylen Eccles and Jabari Epps certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Eccles posted nine points, while Epps earned eight points.
Travaris Coleman had a dynamite game for Escambia, going 7 of 10 on his way to 18 points. The dominant performance gave Coleman a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of David Dodson, who had ten points and eight rebounds.
Pensacola has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season. As for Escambia, they picked up their first home victory, bumping their record up to 2-4.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Pensacola Tigers duke it out with the West Florida Jaguars at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Pensacola is facing West Florida at the right time seeing as West Florida is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Escambia, they will head out to challenge Choctawhatchee at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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