After soaring to 66 points the game before, Rutherford was a bit more limited in their contest on Thursday. They took a 32-20 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Fort Walton Beach Vikings. The Rams were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Vikings earlier this season, when they won 59-52.
Nevaeh Thomas
| 01/30/25 @ Fort Walton Beach | 13 |
| 11/22/24 vs Mosley | 10 |
| 01/28/25 @ Marianna | 6 |
| 11/19/24 @ Freeport | 5 |
| 01/16/25 vs Freeport | 2 |
Despite the loss, Rutherford saw an underclassman step up: freshman Nevaeh Thomas went 6 of 8 en route to 13 points. The dominant performance gave Thomas a new career-high in points.
Rutherford's defeat dropped their record down to 18-3. As for Fort Walton Beach, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 13-8.
Rutherford wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 49-24 victory against Pensacola Catholic on the 6th. As for Fort Walton Beach, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 50-30 win against Pace on the 31st.
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