It was a good run, but the Holmes County Blue Devils unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell to Ponce De Leon 77-73. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their last game back in December of 2023 (67), Holmes County still had to take the loss.
Despite the loss, Holmes County still got an impressive performance from Emma Whitaker, who dropped a double-double on 40 points and 14 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Whitaker has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Savannah Goodman, who scored 17 points.
Holmes County's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-6. As for Ponce De Leon, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Holmes County will face off against Bethlehem at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Bethlehem will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings (they are ranked 406th, while Holmes County is ranked 170th). As for Ponce De Leon, they will head out on the road to square off against Freeport at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday.
