Basketball Recap: Ra-Shawn Echols Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Northside - Jacksonville

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Previous Games

02/14/25 - Home	59-54 W
01/29/25 - Away	58-49 W
02/20/24 - Home	89-45 W
02/16/24 - Away	70-50 W
01/23/24 - Home	76-50 W
+ 2 more games

Jacksonville's game last Wednesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They secured a 59-54 W over the Northside - Jacksonville Monarchs. The Cardinals haven't had any issues with the Monarchs recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.

Jacksonville's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Ra-Shawn Echols, who went 6-for-9 en route to 24 points in addition to six boards and four blocks. Echols is becoming a predictor of Jacksonville's success: when he posts at least 20 points the team is 2-1 (and 6-10 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Deondrea Gill, who posted ten points along with five rebounds and three steals.

Northside - Jacksonville's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jamir Mitchell, who dropped a double-double with 16 points and 17 boards. The dominant performance gave Mitchell a new career-high in rebounds. Peyton Mayhew was another key player, putting up eight points in addition to seven boards and three steals.

Jacksonville's victory bumped their record up to 8-11. As for Northside - Jacksonville, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-15.

Jacksonville has already played their next matchup, a 93-61 defeat against J.H. Rose on the 17th. Northside - Jacksonville does not have any more games scheduled as of now.