After flying high against Pace last Friday, Fort Walton Beach came back down to earth. The Fort Walton Beach Vikings opened the new year with a less-than-successful 47-39 loss to the Pensacola Tigers.
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Despite the defeat, Fort Walton Beach saw an underclassman step up: sophomore SaRuan Newton posted 21 points and three steals. That's the most steals Newton has posted since back in January of 2024.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Pensacola to victory, but perhaps none more so than Chioma Patterson, who had ten points along with seven rebounds and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Kimiah Travis, who went 6 of 8 on her way to 12 points.
Fort Walton Beach's loss dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Pensacola, their victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-6.
Fort Walton Beach didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 41-35 win against Crestview on the 9th. As for Pensacola, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Escambia at 6:00 p.m. on January 17th.
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