Basketball Recap: Episcopal School of Jacksonville Skates Past Middleburg with Ease

Eagles

Previous 5 Games

01/30/25 vs Middleburg	66-32
01/29/25 vs Stanton	56-24
01/27/25 @ Sandalwood	56-43
01/24/25 vs Riverside	44-25
01/23/25 vs Westside	64-20

Episcopal School of Jacksonville had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They blew past the Middleburg Broncos 66-32. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Eagles just coasted through the last quarter.

Leading Episcopal School of Jacksonville to victory were Zara Griffith and Jacqueline Ches. Griffith almost dropped a double-double on 29 points and nine boards, while Ches went 6 of 12 on her way to 14 points along with seven steals and five assists. That makes it eight consecutive games in which Griffith has scored at least a third of Episcopal School of Jacksonville's points. Another player making a difference was Georgia Tuttle, who posted five points.

They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Episcopal School of Jacksonville was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Middleburg only posted seven assists.

Despite the defeat, Middleburg saw an underclassman step up: freshman Sophia Butler had eight points and six rebounds.

Episcopal School of Jacksonville is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-13 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.0 points per game. As for Middleburg, their loss dropped their record down to 8-14.

Episcopal School of Jacksonville has already played their next contest, a 62-15 victory against Global Outreach Charter Academy on the 4th. As for Middleburg, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 41-31 win against Clay on the 4th.