After flying high against the Plant City Raiders on Wednesday, the Fivay Falcons came back down to earth. Fivay was beaten by Eastside 56-29 on Friday. While losing is never fun, Fivay can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 407th, while Eastside is ranked 159th).
Fivay's loss came despite strong showings from Jordana Montaner Rodgers and Malia Shuler. Montaner Rodgers scored nine points, while Shuler scored two points along with seven rebounds and four blocks.
Fivay has traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-7 record this season. As for Eastside, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 9-2.
Fivay won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Alonso at 3:35 p.m. on December 30, 2023. Alonso comes in on a streak of failing to score more than 25 points in their last five games, a trend the squad is of course eager to reverse. Eastside won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Olympic at 11:20 a.m. on December 30, 2023. Olympic is also coming in off of a big victory, so somebody is in for a big reversal of fortune.
