Basketball Recap: Bob Jones Falls Short Against Ranked Florence

On Friday, Bob Jones faced Florence in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Bob Jones Patriots fell to the Florence Falcons 68-62. The Patriots just can't catch a break and have now endured three defeats in a row.

Bob Jones' record is now 15-10. As for Florence, their victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-7.

Bob Jones has already played their next match (against Madison Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Florence won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Deshler at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Deshler's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three contests.