If Columbia was feeling good fresh off their 53-26 takedown of Leon last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Columbia Tigers had to suffer through a 55-27 loss at the hands of the Rickards Raiders. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 223rd, while the Raiders are ranked 19th).
| 01/16/25 vs Rickards | 2 |
| 01/11/25 vs Leon | 3 |
| 01/10/25 vs Suwannee | 3 |
Several Tigers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was ERIEL BAKER, who posted seven points. BAKER has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. DARIYAN WILLIAMS was another key player, putting up five points and seven boards.
Rickards was led to victory by Amirahs Hayes and Genesis Henry. Hayes went 6 for 10 en route to 18 points along with five rebounds and four steals, while Henry earned 13 points and seven boards. Another player making a difference was Jariyah Jordan, who scored six points and eight rebounds.
Columbia's loss dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Rickards, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 15-2.
Columbia wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 64-54 defeat against The Villages Charter on the 18th. As for Rickards, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 34-18 loss against Bishop Kenny on the 18th.
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