Recap: Nease Panthers vs. Hilliard Red Flashes
The Nease Panthers's and the Hilliard Red Flashes's contest on Wednesday was close at halftime, but the Nease Panthers turned on the heat in the second half with 24 points. Nease put the hurt on Hilliard with a sharp 45-24 win. The victory was just what Nease needed coming off of a 51-28 defeat in their prior match.
Leading Nease to victory were Casey Eliason and McKenna Owens. Eliason scored eight points along with six rebounds and three blocks, while Owens scored ten points along with six rebounds and five assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Audrey Rollins, who scored eight points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Nease pushed their record up to 9-9 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Hilliard, they have traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-10 record this season.
Nease will look to defend their home court on Friday against Keystone Heights at 7:30 p.m. Keystone Heights has now lost 11 straight, and the team is hunting for their first win since November 30. Hilliard won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Yulee at 6:00 p.m. on January 18th. Hopefully Yulee focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 16 last Monday.
