Basketball Recap: Excel Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Dec 6, 2024, 9:30am

Basketball Recap: Excel Panthers vs. W.S. Neal Eagles

Excel was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their 14th straight loss dating back to last season. They were beaten by the W.S. Neal Eagles 53-24. The matchup marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring match so far this season.

Excel lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Kendall Plunkett, who scored four points along with 11 rebounds and five blocks. Another player making a difference was Arcianna Flories, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds.

Even though they lost, Excel smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.

Excel's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for W.S. Neal, their victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-4.

Excel didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 61-12 loss against Shields on the 3rd. W.S. Neal has also already played their next contest, a 59-29 defeat against Hillcrest on the 5th.

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