Jacksonville and Wenonah squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Jacksonville had to settle for second. They took a 55-50 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wenonah Dragons. The Golden Eagles lost against the Dragons in their previous head to head back in December of 2017, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 58-24 score last time.
Neveah Nicholson
| 02/14/25 vs Wenonah | 2 |
| 02/07/25 vs Corner | 4 |
| 02/05/25 vs Lincoln | 5 |
| 01/31/25 vs Saks | 3 |
Despite the loss, Jacksonville saw an underclassman step up: freshman Neveah Nicholson almost dropped a double-double with 15 points and nine rebounds. Nicholson has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Alexis Phillips, who posted nine points and six boards.
Leading Wenonah to victory were Aariyanah Parker and Zariah Evans. Parker dropped a double-double with 13 points and ten rebounds, while Evans went 6-for-13 to rack up 13 points and seven boards.
Jacksonville's defeat dropped their record down to 24-8. As for Wenonah, they are on a roll lately: they've won 19 of their last 20 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 30-4 record this season.
As of now, neither Jacksonville nor Wenonah have any future games scheduled.
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