Clay lost against Fleming Island back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Clay Blue Devils came up short against the Fleming Island Golden Eagles, falling 79-59. The Blue Devils have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Fleming Island's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kameron Baskin, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and nine assists. The dominant performance gave Baskin a new career-high in assists. Another player making a difference was Carson Crawford, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten boards.
Clay's defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 5-14. As for Fleming Island, they pushed their record up to 19-5 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Clay has already played their next matchup (against Orange Park), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Fleming Island and Buchholz will face off at 7:30 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Fleming Island has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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