Countryside Christian and North Florida Educational Institute squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Countryside Christian had to settle for second. They had to suffer through a 57-20 loss at the hands of the North Florida Educational Institute Fighting Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Minutemen can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 437th, while the Fighting Eagles are ranked 45th).
Despite the loss, Countryside Christian still got an impressive performance from Nessy Colon, who posted eight points.
North Florida Educational Institute found their leader in sophomore Sawsan Kamara, who shot 4-for-7 from long range and dropped a double-double with 22 points and ten steals. Kamara has become a key player for North Florida Educational Institute: the team is 14-4 when she posts at least three steals, but 3-8 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Jorrdann Sibley, who scored 12 points.
This is the second loss in a row for Countryside Christian and nudges their season record down to 12-8. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 16-6 Seven Rivers Christian (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 65.7% over those games). As for North Florida Educational Institute, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-12 record this season.
Countryside Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for North Florida Educational Institute, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 76-25 win against Seven Rivers Christian on the 18th.
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