Florida High School Basketball - Mandarin nips Fletcher
January 5, 2010: Jacksonville, FL 32258 Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Mandarin Mustangs (Jacksonville, FL) and the visiting Fletcher Senators (Neptune Beach, FL), saw Mandarin's basketball squad hold off Fletcher by a score of 44-37.
With the victory, Mandarin improves its record to 8-6 on the campaign. The Mustangs travel to University Christian (Jacksonville, FL) to battle the Christians in a non-league challenge on Thursday, January 7. The Christians come into the challenge with a record of 8-5. University Christian won 79-48 in their recent league challenge against Trinity Christian (Jacksonville, FL)
Next up, the Senators battle the Parker Braves (Jacksonville, FL) in a non-league challenge, on Wednesday, January 6. Fletcher will attempt to improve on its 3-8 season record. The Braves come into the challenge with a 3-4 record after their 71-69 non-league loss to Wolfson (Jacksonville, FL).