With a playoff win on the line, Menendez rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Paxon School For Advanced Studies Golden Eagles 61-59. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Falcons considering their 25-point performance the game before.
Sophia Scibelli
| 02/04/25 vs Paxon School For Advanced Studies | 20 |
| 01/29/25 vs Ponte Vedra | 15 |
| 01/24/25 vs Palatka | 31 |
| 01/21/25 @ Matanzas | 27 |
| 01/20/25 @ ED White | 23 |
| 01/14/25 @ Atlantic | 26 |
Menendez's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Sophia Scibelli led the charge by almost dropping a double-double on 20 points and nine boards. The match was Scibelli's sixth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jakayla Newsome, who posted 16 points and five steals.
Menendez is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for Paxon School For Advanced Studies, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-9.
Menendez will challenge Bishop Kenny on Thursday. Bishop Kenny is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.2 points per game this season. Paxon School For Advanced Studies does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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