The Pace Patriots will take on the West Florida Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pace is coming into the match on a five-game losing streak.
Pace is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest loss since December 13, 2024 on Saturday. They were dealt a 66-35 defeat at the hands of Milton. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 583rd, while the Panthers are ranked 102nd).
Meanwhile, West Florida was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap last Saturday as they fell 60-56 to Fort Walton Beach. The Jaguars have struggled against the Vikings recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Pace will have to contain Brayden Justice as he made an impact in West Florida's last game. He went 7 of 10 en route to 20 points. Justice has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. Cosme Perez IV was another key player, putting up seven points and eight boards.
Even though they lost, West Florida smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in five consecutive contests.
Pace's loss dropped their record down to 2-17. As for West Florida, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-11.
Pace came up short against West Florida in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 58-45. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Justice, who went 7 for 10 on his way to 20 points and four steals. Now that Pace knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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