Fightin' Tigers
| 01/29/25 @ Innovation | 60-44 |
| 01/21/25 @ Evans | 52-18 |
| 01/17/25 vs Atlantic | 57-17 |
Jones waltzed into their game on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They strolled past the Innovation Bulls with points to spare, taking the game 60-44. Given the Fightin' Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 150th, while the Bulls are ranked 405th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Innovation lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Nelly Elgamal, who posted 12 points and five rebounds. Elgamal has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Ela Bastug, who earned six points and 11 boards.
Jones has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.1 points per game. As for Innovation, their loss dropped their record down to 4-13.
Jones has already played their next contest (against Dr. Phillips), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Innovation didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 36-29 victory against Lake Nona on the 30th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
