Pine Ridge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They took a 73-65 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Flagler Palm Coast Bulldogs. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Monday (63), the Panthers still had to take the loss.
01/28/25 @ Flagler Palm Coast | 38 |
01/24/25 @ Atlantic | 31 |
01/27/25 @ Atlantic | 29 |
01/18/25 @ New Smyrna Beach | 13 |
01/23/25 vs Master's Academy | 12 |
Despite the defeat, Pine Ridge saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Henry Robinson Jr shot 5-for-9 from long range and dropped a double-double on 38 points and ten boards. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Robinson Jr has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Jaheem Curry, who posted eight points and ten rebounds.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Flagler Palm Coast to victory, but perhaps none more so than Anthony Hampton, who earned 21 points along with six assists and five boards. The dominant performance also gave Hampton a new career-high in steals (three). Roman Caliendo was another key player, dropping a double-double on 15 points and 12 rebounds.
Pine Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 6-16. As for Flagler Palm Coast, their record is now 14-10.
Pine Ridge will take on Seabreeze at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Pine Ridge's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four games. As for Flagler Palm Coast, they will take on New Smyrna Beach in a tournament on Thursday. Flagler Palm Coast is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.9 points per game this season.
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