After flying high against Clay last Tuesday, St. Johns Country Day came back down to earth. The St. Johns Country Day Spartans took a 51-42 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Fleming Island Golden Eagles on Thursday. The Spartans were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Golden Eagles apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in January of 2024.
Despite the loss, St. Johns Country Day still got an impressive performance from Kendall Proffitt, who posted 26 points. That was a full 61.9% of St. Johns Country Day's points, marking the 17th time in a row she's scored more than a third of the team's points. Sophia Mejias was another key player, putting up ten points.
Fleming Island's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Seven Gourdet led the charge by dropping a double-double on 11 points and 11 boards. Another player making a difference was Kristina Gallagher, who had nine points.
Spartans
| 01/16/25 @ Fleming Island | 42-51 |
| 01/14/25 @ Clay | 60-17 |
| 01/10/25 vs St. Joseph Academy | 63-12 |
| 01/07/25 @ Florida School for the Deaf & Blind | 47-33 |
| 12/30/24 vs Lake Marion | 23-37 |
With the loss, St. Johns Country Day broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 12-5. As for Fleming Island, the victory got them back to even at 9-9.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Johns Country Day has already played their next match (against Hilliard), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Fleming Island has also has no score uploaded for their next contest, this one against Oakleaf.
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