The First Coast Christian Knights will challenge the West Nassau Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully First Coast Christian focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 19 on Tuesday.
First Coast Christian will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Beaches Chapel, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. First Coast Christian escaped with a win against Beaches Chapel by the margin of a single free throw, 48-47. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Knights.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead First Coast Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Tahrell Gilbert, who went 6 for 14 en route to 14 points plus five rebounds and three steals. The dominant performance also gave Gilbert a new career-high in threes (two). Chase Bradshaw was another key player, scoring eight points along with five rebounds and three blocks.
Meanwhile, West Nassau had to kick off their season on the road on Monday, but they showed no ill effects. They strolled past Ridgeview with points to spare, taking the game 55-38. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Warriors as it put an end to their seven-game losing streak dating back to last season.
First Coast Christian took a serious blow against West Nassau in their previous meeting back in January of 2016, falling 72-36. Can First Coast Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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