The San Jose Prep Storm and the Episcopal School of Jacksonville Eagles squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but sadly the San Jose Prep Storm had to settle for second. They took a 71-60 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eagles. While losing is never fun, San Jose Prep can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 219th, while Episcopal School of Jacksonville is ranked 47th).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Episcopal School of Jacksonville to victory, but perhaps none more so than Grady Schwartz, who scored 23 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kent Jackson, who scored 19 points along with six rebounds.
San Jose Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 13-10. As for Episcopal School of Jacksonville, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 22-3.
San Jose Prep will square off against Episcopal School of Jacksonville at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Episcopal School of Jacksonville's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last four contests. As for they, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 57-46 loss vs. Providence School on the 10th.
