The West Florida Baptist Academy Conquerors will take on the Choctawhatchee Indians in a holiday battle at at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. West Florida Baptist Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.9 points per game this season.
West Florida Baptist Academy is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Central just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 69-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Jaguars. While the Conquerors didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Jaguars 13-9 in the first quarter.
Olivia Pearce
| 12/17/24 @ Central | 24 |
| 12/13/24 vs Freeport | 20 |
| 12/12/24 @ Gulf Breeze | 15 |
| 12/14/24 vs Florala | 12 |
| 12/10/24 vs Pensacola Christian Academy | 8 |
Despite the loss, West Florida Baptist Academy saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Olivia Pearce dropped a double-double on 24 points and 24 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Pearce has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryse Burkett, who went 5 of 7 on her way to 16 points.
Even though they lost, West Florida Baptist Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive boards in 24 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 64 points the game before, Choctawhatchee was a bit more limited in their game on Thursday. They were beaten by Booker T. Washington 65-24. The contest marked the Indians' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Choctawhatchee's defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 4-5. As for West Florida Baptist Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 10-2.
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