The Escambia Gators will square off against the Pensacola Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Escambia came up into this matchup off a tough 40-point loss back in November. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Navarre by a score of 45-43 last Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Gators have suffered since January 30th.
| 01/11/24 vs Pine Forest | 2 |
| 12/12/23 vs Choctawhatchee | 15 |
| 12/19/23 vs Navarre | 13 |
| 12/14/23 @ Tate | 13 |
| 12/05/23 vs Fort Walton Beach | 12 |
Despite the loss, Escambia had strong showings from Tae Gaston, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten boards, and Roycen Jones, who posted 12 points and three steals. That's the most points Gaston has posted since back in December of 2023.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 70 points the game before, Pensacola was a bit more limited in their game on Thursday. They received a blow as they fell 41-23 to Foley. The contest marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Noah Jones was Pensacola's leading scorer, having posted five points. Jabari Epps took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with two assists.
Pensacola now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Escambia, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.
Escambia was able to grind out a solid win over Pensacola in their previous meeting back in January, winning 45-33. Will Escambia repeat their success, or does Pensacola have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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