Preview: North Florida Educational Institute Fighting Eagles vs. Andrew Jackson Tigers
The North Florida Educational Institute Fighting Eagles will be playing at home against the Andrew Jackson Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. North Florida Educational Institute is coming into the game hot, having won their last five games.
North Florida Educational Institute put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Monday. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 61-26 victory over Paxon School For Advanced Studies. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win North Florida Educational Institute has posted since November 30, 2023.
North Florida Educational Institute can attribute much of their success to Lesly Gonzalez, who scored 18 points along with five assists and two steals, and Sara Araujio Dagba, who scored 20 points along with nine rebounds and five steals. That's the first time this season that Araujio Dagba pulled down eight or more rebounds. Another player making a difference was Shadia Santacruz, who scored five points along with three steals.
Andrew Jackson suffered their biggest defeat since December 2, 2023 on Tuesday. They were beaten by Bolles 60-20. While losing is never fun, Andrew Jackson can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 229th, while Bolles is ranked 25th).
North Florida Educational Institute has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Andrew Jackson, their loss dropped their record down to 10-13.
North Florida Educational Institute won a matchup that couldn't have been any closer in their previous meeting back in January of 2023, slipping by Andrew Jackson 1-0. Does North Florida Educational Institute have another victory up their sleeve, or will Andrew Jackson turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
