With a playoff game on the line, the Port St. Joe Tiger Sharks rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Gators with a sharp 65-44 win. Port St. Joe pushed the score to 59-28 by the end of the third, a deficit Wewahitchka cut but never quite recovered from.
Port St. Joe found their leader in underclassman Jayden Reese, who scored 21 points along with six rebounds and three steals. Reese hasn't dropped below three steals for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Elijah Harris, who scored 12 points along with five assists and five rebounds.
Wewahitchka lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Terrell Williams, who scored nine points. Tyran Williams was another key contributor, scoring nine points.
Port St. Joe pushed their record up to 12-12 with that win, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.0 points per game. As for Wewahitchka, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-15.
Port St. Joe will take on Franklin County at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Franklin County is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 55.8 points per game this season. Wewahitchka does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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