St. Clair County lost to Jacksonville last Thursday and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Fighting Saints were outmatched by the Golden Eagles and fell 58-8. While losing is never fun, the Fighting Saints can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 364th, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 36th).
Jacksonville was led to victory by Jayci Taylor and Neveah Nicholson. Taylor almost dropped a double-double with 23 points and nine steals, while Nicholson posted 18 points and five steals. Those nine steals gave Taylor a new career-high. Ontarriah Braxton was another key player, putting up seven points in addition to seven rebounds and four steals.
St. Clair County has been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 12 games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-17 record this season. As for Jacksonville, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-4.
Coming up, St. Clair County and Moody will face off at 7:30 p.m. on Friday without much rest, having both just played. The Fighting Saints will need to watch out since the Blue Devils have now posted at least 55 points in their last three contests. As for Jacksonville, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Springville at 5:30 p.m. on February 2.
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