Preview: Fleming Island Golden Eagles vs. Paxon School For Advanced Studies Golden Eagles
The Fleming Island Golden Eagles will be playing at home against the Paxon School For Advanced Studies Golden Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Tuesday, Fleming Island ended up a good deal behind Tocoi Creek and lost 61-46.
Fleming Island's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of London Jenkins, who scored 23 points, and Ariana Pierce who scored 16 points along with 8 rebounds. Jenkins scored a full 50% of Fleming Island's points, the second time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Victoria Noble, who scored 3 points.
Meanwhile, Paxon School For Advanced Studies came up short against Haines City on Wednesday and fell 45-33.
The wins kept both teams' perfect 1-1 season records intact.
Everything came up roses for Fleming Island against Paxon School For Advanced Studies in their previous meeting back in January of 2022 as the squad secured a 60-33 victory. Will Fleming Island repeat their success, or does Paxon School For Advanced Studies have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
