Golden Eagles
| 01/20/25 vs Mainland | 71-66 |
| 01/17/25 @ Oakleaf | 84-66 |
| 01/16/25 @ Ridgeview | 81-52 |
Fleming Island waltzed into their contest on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They secured a 71-66 W over the Mainland Buccaneers. For the Golden Eagles, this counts as revenge for the 71-64 win the Buccaneers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February of 2020.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Fleming Island to victory, but perhaps none more so than Carson Crawford, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 13 boards. Another player making a difference was Kameron Baskin, who posted seven points along with eight steals and seven assists.
Despite the loss, Mainland saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Kade Manley went 8 for 19 en route to 20 points and three steals. The match was Manley's third in a row with at least ten points. Beegie Gordon was another key player, going 5 of 9 on his way to 14 points.
Fleming Island is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.8 points per game. As for Mainland, they moved to 10-9 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Fleming Island didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 53-43 victory against Providence School on the 24th. Mainland has also already played their next match, a 79-76 win against Jordan Christian Prep on the 22nd.
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