If the Fleming Island Golden Eagles were feeling good off their 65-35 takedown of the Stanton Blue Devils on Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Fleming Island took a 61-46 bruising from Tocoi Creek on Tuesday. Fleming Island found out winning isn't easy when you don't work as a unit and post 16 fewer assists than your opponent.
Fleming Island's loss came despite strong showings from London Jenkins and Ariana Pierce. Jenkins scored 23 points, while Pierce scored 16 points along with 8 rebounds. Jenkins scored a full 50% of Fleming Island's points, the second time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Victoria Noble was another key contributor, scoring 3 points.
Tocoi Creek got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Gabi Iturralde out in front who scored 17 points along with 8 assists and 5 rebounds. That makes it two consecutive games in which Iturralde has scored at least 25% of Tocoi Creek's points. Another player making a difference was Audrey Beyer, who scored 23 points.
Fleming Island's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Tocoi Creek, the win makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Fleming Island will take on Paxon School For Advanced Studies at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Tocoi Creek, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Episcopal School of Jacksonville at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
