St. Johns Country Day has gone 8-0 against First Coast Christian recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The St. Johns Country Day Spartans will head out on the road to square off against the First Coast Christian Knights at 6:30 p.m. First Coast Christian took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on St. Johns Country Day, who comes in off a win.
Last Wednesday, St. Johns Country Day beat Harvest Community 59-49.
Logan Reese
| 01/19/24 vs Christ's Church Academy | 15 |
| 01/15/25 @ Harvest Community | 20 |
| 12/05/23 vs West Nassau | 16 |
| 01/13/24 @ West Nassau | 13 |
| 01/16/24 @ First Coast Christian | 13 |
Logan Reese and Camden Cooper were among the main playmakers for St. Johns Country Day as the former went 7 for 13 on his way to 20 points and the latter posted 15 points. Those 20 points gave Reese a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Luke Holcomb, who put up five points.
St. Johns Country Day smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in seven consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, First Coast Christian came up short against Christ's Church Academy on Thursday and fell 55-44. The Knights have struggled against the Eagles recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
St. Johns Country Day will need focus on slowing down David Ellis Jr., one of several First Coast Christian players who made an impact when they last played. He went 5 of 10 en route to 13 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Aidyn Farrell, who earned eight points and four steals.
St. Johns Country Day has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-10 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.8 points per game. As for First Coast Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 9-8.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: St. Johns Country Day has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 36.8 boards per game. However, it's not like First Coast Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 27.6 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
St. Johns Country Day took their victory against First Coast Christian when the teams last played back in January of 2024 by a conclusive 70-50. Does St. Johns Country Day have another victory up their sleeve, or will First Coast Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
