Basketball Preview: First Coast Christian Knights vs. St. Joseph Academy Flashes
First Coast Christian hasn't had much luck against St. Joseph Academy recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The First Coast Christian Knights just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the St. Joseph Academy Flashes at 5:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
First Coast Christian is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 59 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Florida School for the Deaf & Blind on Thursday. They were dealt a 55-19 defeat at the hands of the Dragons. The Knights were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-12.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph Academy entered their game against Global Outreach Charter Academy on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. St. Joseph Academy took a 42-34 hit to the loss column at the hands of Global Outreach Charter Academy. The matchup was a 19-19 toss-up at halftime, but the Flashes couldn't quite close it out.
St. Joseph Academy's loss ended a 13-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-3. As for First Coast Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 1-3.
First Coast Christian took a serious blow against St. Joseph Academy in their previous meeting back in January, falling 76-23. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point First Coast Christian was down 46-15.
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