The Paxon School For Advanced Studies Golden Eagles entered their tilt with the Ribault Trojans with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. Paxon School For Advanced Studies escaped with a win on Thursday against Ribault by the margin of a single free throw, 61-60. The victory was all the more spectacular given Paxon School For Advanced Studies' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 85th, while Ribault is ranked 34th).
Ansley Hicks continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 33 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points she has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kennedy Waymer, who scored 15 points.
Paxon School For Advanced Studies' win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-5. As for Ribault, their loss dropped their record down to 11-4.
Paxon School For Advanced Studies and Atlantic Coast will face off at 6:00 p.m. on January 19th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. One thing working in Atlantic Coast's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last seven matchups. As for Ribault, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Rutherford at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday.
