If Fleming Island was feeling good fresh off their 56-22 takedown of Santa Fe last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Fleming Island Golden Eagles fell 60-48 to the Bolles Bulldogs on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Golden Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 223rd, while the Bulldogs are ranked tenth).
Several Golden Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Gianna Crawford, who posted 16 points and eight boards. Victoria Noble was another key player, going 6 of 12 on her way to 17 points.
Bolles' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Evie Freeman led the charge by going 7 for 11 on her way to 18 points in addition to seven boards and six steals. The dominant performance also gave Freeman a new career-high in blocks (two). Another player making a difference was Presley Norman, who went 5 of 8 on her way to 15 points.
Fleming Island now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Bolles, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 9-3.
Fleming Island didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 53-35 loss against Rickards on the 21st. As for Bolles, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 68-50 victory against Ribault on the 21st.
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