The Flint River Academy Wildcats pushed their score all the way to 62 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 66-62 hit to the loss column at the hands of St. George. Even though they lost, Flint River Academy's still made a splash on offense and bumped their average scoring up to 50.1 points per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Cale Cartwright and Jamir Muhammad certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Cartwright dropped a double-double on 15 points and 21 rebounds, while Muhammad almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Muhammad has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Cole Riner, who scored seven points along with seven rebounds.
Even though they lost, Flint River Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 29 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Flint River Academy has not been sharp recently as the team has lost six of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-9 record this season. As for St. George's, their victory bumped their record up to 7-14.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Flint River Academy won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Windsor Academy at 6:30 p.m. on February 14th. Hopefully Flint River Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 11 on Tuesday. As for St. George's, they will head out on the road to square off against LaGrange Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. St. George's is facing LaGrange Academy at the right time seeing as LaGrange Academy is stuck on a 14-game losing streak.
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