Eagle Academy
| 01/02/25 vs Jesuit | 55-47 |
| 12/28/24 @ Holland Tech | 67-39 |
| 12/18/24 @ Stevenson | 79-53 |
| 12/16/24 vs Monroe Campus | 71-65 |
Eagle Academy had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They walked away with a 55-47 victory over the Jesuit Tigers. Given Eagle Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked ninth in New York, while Jesuit is ranked 76th in Florida), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the loss, Jesuit had strong showings from Tyler Caouette, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 11 boards, and Mike Mclendon, who posted 12 points and four steals. The game was Caouette's fifth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Morty Hanlon, who earned seven points.
Eagle Academy's win bumped their record up to 10-1. As for Jesuit, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-3.
Eagle Academy and Beachside will face off at 7:30 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. One thing working in Eagle Academy's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four matches. As for Jesuit, they and Bishop Moore will face off at 1:30 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Jesuit is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 70.7 points per game this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
