Fleming Island is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Rickards is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. Both will face off at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Fleming Island is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.5 points per game this season.
On Friday, Fleming Island came up short against Bolles and fell 60-48. While losing is never fun, the Golden Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 229th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 14th).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Gianna Crawford, who posted 16 points and eight rebounds. Another player making a difference was Victoria Noble, who went 6 of 12 on her way to 17 points.
Meanwhile, Rickards' undefeated season came to an end after eight games on Friday. They fell 55-48 to Ribault. The loss put an end to the Raiders' undefeated start to the season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Rickards fell to 8-1. As for Fleming Island, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
Fleming Island beat Rickards 57-46 in their previous meeting back in December of 2018. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Rickards' Iyanla Woodfaulk, who went 6 of 12 on her way to 16 points in addition to seven boards and three steals. Now that she won't be playing on Saturday, will it be easier for Fleming Island to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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