The Flanagan Falcons were the 78-75 winner over the Stoneman Douglas Eagles when they last played one another back in December of 2022, but their luck changed this time around. Flanagan ended up on the wrong side of a tough 63-42 walloping at the hands of Stoneman Douglas on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, Flanagan can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 537th, while Stoneman Douglas is ranked 264th).
Despite the loss, Flanagan still got an impressive performance from Michael Janco, who scored 8 points along with 8 rebounds and 5 assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Deondre Shannon, who scored 7 points along with 7 rebounds.
It was another big night for Ayden Mclean, who scored 29 points along with 5 steals for Stoneman Douglas. Another player making a difference was Blyfield Birch, who scored 8 points along with 5 assists.
Flanagan bumped their record down to 0-5 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Stoneman Douglas, the victory makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-2.
Flanagan won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Cypress Bay at 7:30 p.m. on December 7th. Cypress Bay is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak. As for Stoneman Douglas, they will head out on the road to face off against Hallandale at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
