First Coast Christian lost against St. Johns Country Day back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The First Coast Christian Knights took a 63-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of the St. Johns Country Day Spartans. The Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Several Knights players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Tahrell Gilbert, who went 5 for 8 en route to 11 points and six boards. The team also got some help courtesy of David Ellis Jr., who posted 15 points along with five rebounds and five steals.
St. Johns Country Day found their leader in freshman Camden Cooper, who went 10 of 25 on his way to 25 points in addition to seven boards and four steals. That's the most rebounds Cooper has posted since back in November of 2024. Another player making a difference was Logan Reese, who went 5 for 9 en route to 14 points and six boards.
First Coast Christian's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-9. As for St. Johns Country Day, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 9-10 record this season.
First Coast Christian wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, an 84-59 loss against St. Johns Country Day on the 24th. St. Johns Country Day has also already played their next game, an 89-55 win against Duval Charter on the 20th.
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