Florida High School Basketball - North Florida Educational Institute nudges Lakewood
January 6, 2024: Jacksonville, FL 32208 In Saturday's non-league outing, the North Florida Educational Institute Fighting Eagles (Jacksonville, FL) basketball squad edged the visiting Lakewood Spartans (St. Petersburg, FL), by a margin of 49-48.
The Fighting Eagles (6-7) will now prepare for their outing against Impact Christian Academy (Jacksonville, FL). The Lions go into the 2A District 3 outing with a 4-8 record. In their last outing, Impact Christian Academy held off Westside (Jacksonville, FL), 81-56, in a non-league outing.
The Spartans now own a 6-8 record. They play next when they travel to Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate for a non-league outing on Saturday, January 13. Lakewood will clash with a Phoenix squad coming off a 72-30 non-league win over Seven Rivers Christian (Lecanto, FL). The Phoenix record now stands at 14-1.
