Blountstown is 2-8 against Port St. Joe since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Blountstown Tigers will host the Port St. Joe Tiger Sharks at 5:15 p.m. One thing working in Blountstown's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three games.
Blountstown is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Wewahitchka: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Blountstown blew Wewahitchka out of the water with a 60-17 final score. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 27 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Port St. Joe was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a 46-38 hit to the loss column at the hands of Mosley. That's two games in a row now that the Tiger Sharks have lost by exactly eight points.
Blountstown will need focus on slowing down Jayla Hill, one of several Port St. Joe players who made an impact when they last played. She posted 17 points and five steals. Hill has been hot recently, having posted four or more steals the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ellie Newman, who had 16 points and three steals.
Blountstown has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.7 points per game. As for Port St. Joe, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-8.
Everything came up roses for Blountstown against Port St. Joe when the teams last played back in February of 2024, as the team secured a 53-21 victory. Does Blountstown have another victory up their sleeve, or will Port St. Joe turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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