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| 12/13/24 - Home | 40-53 L |
| 01/11/24 - Away | 59-32 W |
| 11/30/23 - Home | 56-44 W |
| 02/01/23 - Neutral | 37-29 W |
| 01/12/23 - Home | 62-43 W |
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St. Augustine has gone 9-1 against Menendez recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The St. Augustine Yellow Jackets will challenge the Menendez Falcons at 6:30 p.m.
St. Augustine is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Creekside on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. St. Augustine was dealt a 61-22 defeat at the hands of Creekside. While losing is never fun, the Yellow Jackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 305th, while the Knights are ranked 88th).
Meanwhile, Menendez posted their biggest victory since December 18, 2024 on Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Atlantic 49-20. The Falcons pushed the score to 49-12 by the end of the third, a deficit the Sharks cut but never quite recovered from.
St. Augustine better focus on containing Sophia Scibelli and Lucia Warner as the pair were huge in Menendez's win. Scibelli posted 26 points along with five assists and five steals, while Warner scored seven points in addition to seven assists and six steals. The dominant performance gave Warner a new career-high in assists.
Menendez's record is now 10-7. As for St. Augustine, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-10 record this season.
St. Augustine came up short against Menendez in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 53-40. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Scibelli, who put up 25 points and eight rebounds. Now that St. Augustine knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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