The Florala Wildcats had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.5 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They came out on top against Walton by a score of 55-48. The score was all tied up 25-25 at the break, but Florala was the better team in the second half.
Leading Florala to victory were Rayshon Coleman and Elijah McMeans. Coleman scored 24 points along with six rebounds, while McMeans dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds. The match was Coleman's 11th in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Jonathan Neal, who scored nine points.
Florala's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-3. As for Walton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Florala won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Pleasant Home at 6:00 p.m. on December 16th. One thing working in Pleasant Home's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last seven contests. Walton and Bay will face off at 7:00 p.m. on December 19th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday.
