Basketball Recap: Palmer Trinity Takes Down Everglades Prep Academy in a Playoff Battle

Falcons

Margin (Wins)

12/02/24 vs Pinecrest Glades Academy	60
11/22/24 vs Everglades Prep Academy	48
02/05/25 vs Everglades Prep Academy	43
01/08/25 vs Coral Shores	41
01/29/25 vs Mater Brickell Academy	40

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Palmer Trinity had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They blew past the Everglades Prep Academy Panther, posting an 80-37 victory. The Falcons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 15 games by 24 points or more this season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Palmer Trinity to victory, but perhaps none more so than Bailey Estep, who went 8 of 11 from beyond the arc en route to 24 points. The dominant performance gave Estep a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Graham Yanowitch, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 13 boards.

The win was the third in a row for Palmer Trinity, bringing their record for this year to 20-6. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.3 points per game. As for Everglades Prep Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 6-11.

Palmer Trinity will welcome Mater Bay Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mater Bay Academy will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something Palmer Trinity surely won't give up without a fight. Everglades Prep Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.