It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Palmetto Ridge Bears can now relate to. They ended up on the wrong side of a rough 70-49 walloping at the hands of the Green Wave on Thursday. Palmetto Ridge's loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Palmetto Ridge lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Calven Charles, who scored 15 points along with five rebounds and two steals. Charles hasn't dropped below 15 points for nine straight games. Sean Gomez was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with five rebounds.
Fort Myers was led to victory by Thomas Halgrim and Marquielle Tory. Halgrim almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine rebounds, while Tory scored 21 points along with six steals. Tory has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Peterson Berteleau, who scored 14 points.
Palmetto Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 22-4. As for Fort Myers, their win bumped their record up to 15-12.
Palmetto Ridge does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Fort Myers is on the road again on Tuesday and plays Charlotte at 7:00 p.m. on February 20th. One thing working in Charlotte's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last six matchups.
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