After flying high against Central last Thursday, Jay came back down to earth. The Jay Royals fell just short of the Pace Patriots by a score of 53-50 on Monday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Royals have suffered since January 12, 2024.
Pace was led to victory by Grace Manor and Adalyn Mathis. Manor went 5 of 12 en route to 17 points and five rebounds, while Mathis posted seven points along with seven rebounds and three blocks. Manor has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last ten times she's played.
Jay's loss ended an eight-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 13-2. As for Pace, the win got them back to even at 9-9.
Jay didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 48-40 victory against Chipley on the 14th. As for Pace, they will take on Walton at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Pace is facing Walton at the right time seeing as Walton is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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