It was a Battle of the Birds when Menendez faced off against Episcopal School of Jacksonville on Saturday. The Menendez Falcons took a 46-41 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Episcopal School of Jacksonville Eagles. That's two games in a row now that the Falcons have lost by exactly five points.
Despite the loss, Menendez still got an impressive performance from Sophia Scibelli, who posted 23 points in addition to five boards and three steals. Another player making a difference was Trinitee Moore, who had four points and five steals.
Episcopal School of Jacksonville was led to victory by Zara Griffith and Breanna Smith. Griffith went 5 of 11 on her way to 16 points, while Smith went 7 of 9 on her way to 14 points and eight rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Griffith has scored at least a third of Episcopal School of Jacksonville's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Bailey Harris, who put up nine points and five assists.
This is the second loss in a row for Menendez and nudges their season record down to 8-6. As for Episcopal School of Jacksonville, they moved to 4-9 with that victory, which also ended their five-game losing streak.
Menendez will venture away from home to face off against Florida School for the Deaf & Blind at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Episcopal School of Jacksonville, they will welcome Bartram Trail at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Bartram Trail is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.8 points per game this season.
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