It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Orange Park can now relate to. They lost 58-34 to the Fleming Island Golden Eagles on Friday. 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 287th, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 43rd).
Fleming Island found their leader in sophomore Carson Crawford, who dropped a double-double with 15 points and ten rebounds. Crawford is also on a roll when it comes to shooting accuracy, as he's posted one of at least 60% in the last five games he's played. Another player making a difference was Nate Lowery, who went 5-for-9 on his way to 14 points.
Orange Park's defeat dropped their record down to 11-15. As for Fleming Island, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-5 record this season.
Orange Park does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Fleming Island, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 76-58 win against Lincoln on the 12th.
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