Basketball Recap: North Panola Cougars vs. Palmer Dragons
North Panola suffered their closest defeat since December 8, 2023 on Friday. They fell just short of the Palmer Dragons by a score of 64-61. The Cougars were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Dragons apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played on November 5th.
Palmer had a senior duo take command as Cornelius Emerson dropped a double-double on 25 points and 15 rebounds and Jalean Tweedy dropped a double-double on 20 points and 12 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Emerson has scored all season. Martavious Davis was another key player, scoring eight points plus six rebounds.
North Panola's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Palmer, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-3.
While North Panola had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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