Basketball Recap: Milton's Run of Five Straight Victories Now Over

Panthers

Previous 5 Games

01/18/25 vs Bartow	64-68
01/17/25 vs Unicoi County	44-35
01/14/25 @ Niceville	60-43
01/10/25 vs Crestview	63-56
01/07/25 vs Pine Forest	76-45

After a string of five wins, Milton's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell to the Bartow Yellow Jackets 68-64.

Milton lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Mateo Robinson, who went 6 for 9 on his way to 19 points. Robinson continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Sergio Robinson was another key player, going 7 of 11 en route to 17 points.

Bartow's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Dylan Brinson led the charge by dropping a double-double on ten points and 14 boards. The dominant performance gave Brinson a new career-high in rebounds. Another player making a difference was Corey Swanson, who went 6 for 10 on his way to 12 points and seven boards.

Milton's loss dropped their record down to 13-6. As for Bartow, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-6.

Milton will host Pace at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bartow has already played their next matchup, a 60-53 defeat against Victory Christian Academy on the 21st.