Recap: Pine Ridge Panthers vs. St. Augustine Yellow Jackets
The Pine Ridge Panthers fought the good fight in their overtime contest against the St. Augustine Yellow Jackets on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Yellow Jackets by a score of 46-44. Pine Ridge lost against St. Augustine in their previous head to head back in December of 2022, too, but the margin this time around was much wider than the 68-59 score last time.
Pine Ridge's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Elijah Laird, who scored 14 points. Laird scored a full 31.8% of Pine Ridge's points, the second time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Travis Jackson, who scored 10 points along with 9 rebounds.
Pine Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for St. Augustine, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Pine Ridge will head out on the road to face off against Deltona at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for St. Augustine, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Bartram Trail at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
