Fleming Island is on a five-game streak of home losses, Trinity Catholic a three-game streak of away losses (dating back to last season), but someone's luck is about to change. The Fleming Island Golden Eagles will be home for the holidays to greet the Trinity Catholic Celtics at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Fleming Island focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up nine on Thursday.
Last Thursday, Fleming Island came up short against Buchholz and fell 24-14. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Fleming Island has scored all season.
Ariana Pierce was Fleming Island's leading scorer, having posted five points. Pierce also led the team in rebounds with four.
London Jenkins took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with three assists.
Meanwhile, Trinity Catholic got the win against Bradford on Friday by a conclusive 63-41.
Trinity Catholic's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Aariana Rose Gravel-holtzclaw led the charge by dropping a double-double on 16 points and 13 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Gravel-holtzclaw has scored at least 25% of Trinity Catholic's points. Another player making a difference was Alessa Washington, who scored 17 points.
Fleming Island's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Trinity Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Fleming Island have been smashing the glass this season, having only averaged 22.9 rebounds per game. It's a different story for Trinity Catholic, though, as they've been averaging only 41.6 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
