Basketball Recap: St. Clair County Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Dec 3, 2024, 7:25pm

Basketball Recap: St. Clair County Fighting Saints vs. Jacksonville Golden Eagles

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St. Clair County lost against Jacksonville back in February of 2017, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The St. Clair County Fighting Saints had to suffer through a 92-19 loss at the hands of the Jacksonville Golden Eagles. The Fighting Saints were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 56-8.

Jacksonville was led to victory by Jayci Taylor and Alexis Phillips. Taylor went 14 for 23 en route to 32 points plus six assists and three steals, while Phillips went 7 for 10 en route to 21 points plus six steals and five assists. What's more, Phillips also posted a 70% field goal percentage, which is the highest she's posted since back in December of 2023. Ontarriah Braxton was another key player, going 7 for 12 en route to 17 points plus five rebounds and two steals.

St. Clair County's loss dropped their record down to 1-11. As for Jacksonville, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-2.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Clair County will head out to take on Shelby County at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Jacksonville has already played their next match (against St. Clair County), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.

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