After soaring to 60 points the game before, Jones was a bit more limited in their match on Thursday. They were dealt a 69-6 defeat at the hands of the Dr. Phillips Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Fightin' Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 140th, while the Panthers are ranked 15th).
Anilys Rolon had a dynamite game for Dr. Phillips, going 8 of 11 on her way to 21 points and five rebounds. The game was Rolon's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jamila Ray, who posted eight points in addition to six boards and four steals.
Fightin' Tigers
| 01/30/25 @ Dr. Phillips | 6-69 |
| 01/29/25 @ Innovation | 60-44 |
| 01/21/25 @ Evans | 52-18 |
| 01/17/25 vs Atlantic | 57-17 |
| 01/15/25 @ Wildwood | 0-1 |
Jones moved to 14-7 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Dr. Phillips, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-9.
Jones didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 49-31 victory against Pine Ridge on the 4th. As for Dr. Phillips, they will face off against Olympia on Thursday. Dr. Phillips knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six matchups -- so hopefully Olympia likes a good challenge.
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