Basketball Game Preview: Bartram Trail Bears vs. Palatka Panthers

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Previous 4 Games

12/29/20 - Away	59-26 W
01/26/17 - Home	45-17 W
12/17/15 - Away	75-28 W
12/15/14 - Home	73-55 W

Bartram Trail has gone 4-0 against Palatka recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Bartram Trail Bears will be playing in front of their home fans against the Palatka Panthers at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Last Friday, Bartram Trail was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 57-52 to Creekside. The Bears have struggled against the Knights recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.

Meanwhile, after soaring to 63 points the game before, Palatka was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They were dealt a 59-22 defeat at the hands of DeLand. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 329th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 126th).

Palatka's loss dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Bartram Trail, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-6.

Everything came up roses for Bartram Trail against Palatka when the teams last played back in December of 2020, as the team secured a 59-26 victory. In that contest, Bartram Trail amassed a halftime lead of 38-11, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.