Paxon School For Advanced Studies and Rickards squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but Paxon School For Advanced Studies had to settle for second. They took a hard 49-34 fall against the Rickards Raiders. While losing is never fun, the Golden Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 254th, while the Raiders are ranked 94th).
Leading Rickards to victory were Benjamin Plummer and Calvin Thomas. Plummer went 6-for-14 en route to 15 points in addition to six assists and three steals, while Thomas went 6-for-12 on his way to 16 points. The dominant performance gave Plummer a new career-high in assists. Another player making a difference was Kamari Thomas, who posted five points and three steals.
Paxon School For Advanced Studies has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matchups, which has put a noticeable dent in their 13-11 record this season. As for Rickards, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-10 record this season.
Paxon School For Advanced Studies does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Rickards, they have already played their next contest, a 41-38 win against Godby on the 17th.
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