Fleming suffered their closest defeat since January 10th on Saturday. They fell just short of the Caliche Buffaloes by a score of 42-40. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Buffaloes this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 43-40 back in December of 2024.
Travis Johnson
| 03/01/25 vs Caliche | 14 |
| 02/28/25 vs Lone Star | 17 |
| 02/25/25 vs Otis | 12 |
| 02/21/25 @ Idalia | 14 |
| 02/15/25 @ Lone Star | 17 |
| + 5 more games |
Fleming lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Travis Johnson, who posted five points along with 14 rebounds and six assists. He has been hot for a while, having posted 11 or more boards the last ten times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Treyson Kirkwood, who scored 14 points.
Even though they lost, Fleming smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in 13 consecutive contests.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Caliche to victory, but perhaps none more so than Avery Bell, who dropped a double-double with 14 points and ten rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Bell a new career-high in steals (five). Another player making a difference was Mason Hernandez, who went 5-for-12 on his way to 13 points in addition to five boards and four steals.
Fleming's record now sits at 7-16. As for Caliche, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-13.
Fleming does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Caliche, they will venture away from home to take on Flatirons Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Flatirons Academy's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six matches.
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