Wewahitchka hasn't had much luck against Vernon recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Wewahitchka Gators will venture away from home to challenge the Vernon Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Wewahitchka is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Franklin County on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Wewahitchka might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Franklin County an easy 73-49 win. While losing is never fun, the Gators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 620th, while the Seahawks are ranked 248th).
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Kaden Brooks and Braelin Morris. Morris had a great game and almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine boards. Meanwhile, Brooks was balling out in the loss, going 9 of 21 on his way to 23 points and four steals.
Meanwhile, Vernon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 20th straight defeat dating back to last season. They were beaten by Baker 51-15.
Wewahitchka's loss dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Vernon, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Wewahitchka barely slipped by Vernon when the teams last played back in February, winning 76-75. Does Wewahitchka have another victory up their sleeve, or will Vernon turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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