North Florida Educational Institute was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. The game between them and the University Christian Christians didn't end well, with the North Florida Educational Institute Fighting Eagles falling 67-50. While losing is never fun, the Fighting Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 414th, while the Christians are ranked 58th).
University Christian was led to victory by Ty Duncan and Adalbert Allotey. Duncan went 8 for 18 on his way to 26 points, while Allotey almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine boards. Duncan continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last four games he's played. Marvin Christie was another key player, putting up nine points in addition to six rebounds and three steals.
North Florida Educational Institute's defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for University Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season.
North Florida Educational Institute has already played their next matchup (against Mainland), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. University Christian didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 65-54 win against Davenport on the 18th.
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