Englewood and St. Augustine squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but Englewood had to settle for second. They received a blow as they fell 49-32 to the St. Augustine Yellow Jackets. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 606th, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked 144th).
Antonio Riddle
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Despite the loss, Englewood still got an impressive performance from Antonio Riddle, who went 6 of 9 to rack up 15 points. Riddle has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Thomas Mitchell, who posted two points along with five assists and three steals.
St. Augustine was led to victory by Dorian Grimes and Somourian Wingo. Grimes went 7 for 13 en route to 18 points and seven rebounds, while Wingo had 15 points and three steals. Those 18 points gave Grimes a new career-high. Braylen Dirden was another key player, putting up nine points.
Englewood has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches, which has put a noticeable dent in their 7-13 record this season. Their recent woes sure aren't a result of their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 38.9% in those games and 23.3% outside of them. As for St. Augustine, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-6.
Englewood does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for St. Augustine, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 49-30 loss against Ponte Vedra on the 7th.
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