Jacksonville had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 52 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They blew past the J.H. Rose Rampants 70-44. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 80th, while the Rampants are ranked 348th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kelize Velez-Galan
| 02/17/25 vs J.H. Rose | 20 |
| 02/14/25 vs Northside - Jacksonville | 26 |
| 02/12/25 @ J.H. Rose | 19 |
| 02/11/25 vs South Central | 20 |
Leading Jacksonville to victory were Izabella Hernandez and Kelize Velez-Galan. Hernandez posted 27 points, while Velez-Galan almost dropped a double-double with 20 points and nine boards. The contest was Velez-Galan's fourth in a row with at least 19 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Destini Benton, who put up seven points and three steals.
Jacksonville smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in 12 consecutive matches.
Despite the defeat, J.H. Rose saw an underclassman step up: freshman Alaya Clemons scored 17 points. That was a full 38.6% of J.H. Rose's points, marking the third time in a row Clemons has had more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Michelle Jenkins, who earned six points and ten rebounds.
Jacksonville's win bumped their record up to 17-6. As for J.H. Rose, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-16.
Jacksonville has already played their next game, a 67-46 victory against E.E. Smith on the 25th. As for J.H. Rose, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, an 80-45 loss against Fike on the 25th.
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