West Florida is 0-5 against Fort Walton Beach since December of 2019 but things could change on Wednesday. The West Florida Jaguars will face off against the Fort Walton Beach Vikings. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
It was a proper cat-fight when West Florida took on Foley on Friday. West Florida fell 53-40 to Foley. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 387th in Florida, while the Lions are ranked 90th in Alabama).
Meanwhile, Fort Walton Beach was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 61-57 heartbreaker at the hands of Crestview. The contest was a 25-25 toss-up at halftime, but the Vikings couldn't quite close it out.
West Florida's defeat dropped their record down to 10-12. As for Fort Walton Beach, their loss dropped their record down to 10-13.
West Florida came up short against Fort Walton Beach when the teams last played back in January, falling 60-56. Can West Florida avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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