Pine Forest was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 42-35 to the Fort Walton Beach Vikings. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Eagles this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 49-46 back in December of 2024.
Laila Snow
| 01/16/25 vs Fort Walton Beach | 3 |
| 01/14/25 vs Choctawhatchee | 2 |
| 01/10/25 vs Booker T. Washington | 2 |
| 01/08/25 vs Pace | 5 |
Pine Forest lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Laila Snow, who posted eight points in addition to five assists and three steals. Snow has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. Cha?Miya Bivins-Goldsmiths was another key player, putting up eight points along with eight rebounds and three steals.
Fort Walton Beach found their leader in sophomore SaRuan Newton, who had 20 points. Another player making a difference was Alexis Smith, who put up seven points.
Pine Forest's defeat dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Fort Walton Beach, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season.
Pine Forest has already played their next game, a 62-37 victory against Marianna on the 20th. As for Fort Walton Beach, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Pensacola at 6:00 p.m. on January 27th. Fort Walton Beach is coming into the match hot, having won their last three games.
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