Basketball Recap: Fletcher Skates Past Stanton with Ease

Senators

Team Score

12/17/24 vs Stanton	72
12/10/24 @ Mandarin	67
12/05/24 @ Creekside	58
12/13/24 vs Wolfson	57
12/03/24 vs Flagler Palm Coast	53

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fletcher). They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat the Stanton Blue Devils 72-33. While the Senators didn't have the best season last year (they finished 11-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.

Fletcher's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but DJ Rivera led the charge by going 6 of 12 en route to 13 points along with eight rebounds and five assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas Burghardt, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten boards.

Rivera wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Fletcher was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since the start of last season.

The win was the third in a row for Fletcher, bringing their record for this year to 6-3. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.0 points per game. As for Stanton, they dropped their record down to 2-10 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road.

Fletcher and Global Outreach Charter Academy will compete for holiday cheer at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Fletcher is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.3 points per game this season. Stanton will take on Englewood in a holiday battle at at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.