Fleming Island has gone 7-0 against Clay recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Fleming Island Golden Eagles will face off against the Clay Blue Devils at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Fleming Island has four straight wins, Clay has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Tuesday, Fleming Island needed a bit of extra time to put away Fletcher. They came out on top against the Senators by a score of 52-42.
| 01/28/25 @ Fletcher | 16 |
| 01/25/25 @ Middleburg | 6 |
| 12/19/24 vs Santa Fe | 6 |
| 12/03/24 vs Riverside | 5 |
| 01/09/25 @ Westside | 5 |
Fleming Island got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Angel Pierce out in front who posted 16 points and three steals. The dominant performance gave Pierce a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Gianna Crawford, who went 7 of 15 on her way to 16 points.
Meanwhile, Clay played a tough match on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by Bishop Snyder and fell 46-11. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 534th, while the Cardinals are ranked 115th).
Fleming Island's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-10. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.7 points per game. As for Clay, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-14.
Fleming Island strolled past Clay in their previous matchup back in January of 2024 by a score of 59-41. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fleming Island since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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