West Florida lost against Fort Walton Beach back in January of 2022, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The match between the West Florida Jaguars and the Fort Walton Beach Vikings didn't end well, with the West Florida Jaguars falling 67-48. The loss continues a trend for the Jaguars in their matchups with the Vikings: they've now lost four in a row.
When it comes to explaining why West Florida lost, don't look at Brayden Justice. Despite the final result, he went 5 for 11 en route to 13 points plus four steals and two blocks. Justice is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last four games he's played. Jack Korec was another key player, scoring eight points in addition to eight rebounds and four blocks.
Rodric Starks was his usual excellent self, going 9 for 17 en route to 21 points plus eight rebounds and two steals for Fort Walton Beach. Starks continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Reece Jones, who had ten points.
West Florida's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Fort Walton Beach, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
West Florida will welcome Destin at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Destin is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.4 points per game this season. As for Fort Walton Beach, they will head out to square off against Gulf Breeze at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Fort Walton Beach has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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