Rickards lost against Florida State University High School back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Rickards Raiders took a 61-52 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Florida State University High School Seminoles. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 92nd, while the Seminoles are ranked 28th).
Despite the loss, Rickards still got an impressive performance from Calvin Thomas, who posted 17 points.
Florida State University High School's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Trey Card, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten boards. Card is becoming a predictor of Florida State University High School's success: when he posts at least eight rebounds the team is 13-2 (and 2-3 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Iyran Francis, who went 5 for 11 on his way to 12 points and seven boards.
Rickards' defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-9. As for Florida State University High School, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
Rickards wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 50-41 victory against South Walton on the 30th. As for Florida State University High School, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 59-35 win against Brookwood on the 29th.
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