West Florida is 10-0 against Pensacola Catholic since December of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The West Florida Jaguars will look to defend their home court against the Pensacola Catholic Crusaders at 1:30 p.m. West Florida will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
West Florida is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Escambia, posting a 74-36 victory. Given the Jaguars' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 104th, while the Gators are ranked 480th), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Shania Beeks
| 01/14/25 vs Escambia | 19 |
| 12/01/23 @ Escambia | 18 |
| 11/27/24 vs Providence School | 18 |
| 12/18/23 vs Newman | 17 |
| 01/10/24 @ Booker T. Washington | 16 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead West Florida to victory, but perhaps none more so than Shania Beeks, who went 8 of 19 en route to 19 points in addition to eight assists and six boards. That's the most points Beeks has posted since back in January of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Keyarsten Lewis, who went 6 for 10 on her way to 14 points along with eight assists and five steals.
West Florida smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 18 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Pensacola Catholic didn't have quite enough to beat St. Michael Catholic on Thursday and fell 37-35. The defeat continues a trend for the Crusaders in their matchups with the Cardinals : they've now lost nine in a row.
West Florida's win bumped their record up to 13-7. As for Pensacola Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 10-7.
Everything went West Florida's way against Pensacola Catholic when the teams last played back in January of 2020, as West Florida made off with a 50-27 victory. Does West Florida have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pensacola Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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