Fernandina Beach and Episcopal School of Jacksonville squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but Fernandina Beach had to settle for second. They took a 58-54 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Episcopal School of Jacksonville Eagles. The Pirates haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Miles Townsend
| 02/05/25 vs Episcopal School of Jacksonville | 14 |
| 02/03/25 vs Global Outreach Charter Academy | 10 |
| 02/01/25 vs Duval Charter | 5 |
| 01/31/25 vs Yulee | 2 |
| 01/29/25 vs Paxon School For Advanced Studies | 10 |
| + 21 more games |
Fernandina Beach lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Miles Townsend, who went 5 for 10 en route to 14 points. He continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Jesse Basse, who went 5 of 8 on his way to 11 points.
Nolan Schwartz continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Episcopal School of Jacksonville, going 6 for 12 to rack up 21 points. The matchup was Schwartz's third in a row with at least 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Johnny Froats, who posted 11 points.
Fernandina Beach's defeat dropped their record down to 19-7. As for Episcopal School of Jacksonville, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-12.
Looking ahead, Fernandina Beach will square off against Marianna at 7:00 p.m. on February 12th. Marianna knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Fernandina Beach likes a good challenge. As for Episcopal School of Jacksonville, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 48-34 loss against Andrew Jackson on the 7th.
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