The North Florida Educational Institute Fighting Eagles waltzed into their contest on Saturday with five straight wins but they left with six. They walked away with a 34-24 victory over Andrew Jackson. Given North Florida Educational Institute's advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 27th, while Andrew Jackson is ranked 226th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading North Florida Educational Institute to victory were Anjela Tumsifu and Sara Araujio Dagba. Tumsifu scored 11 points, while Araujio Dagba scored 11 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Tumsifu has scored all season.
North Florida Educational Institute is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Andrew Jackson, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-14.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. North Florida Educational Institute will take on ED White at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. ED White is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses. As for Andrew Jackson, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Sandalwood at 6:30 p.m.
