The Eustis Panthers and the Palm Bay Pirates squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but sadly the Eustis Panthers had to settle for second. They fell 69-61 to the Pirates. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Several Panthers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Lomar Sparrow, who scored 16 points along with seven rebounds. Sparrow is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for four games straight. The team also got some help courtesy of Cornelius Hines, who scored 11 points along with seven rebounds and five assists.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Palm Bay to victory, but perhaps none more so than Aaron Mcgee, who scored 20 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. Another player making a difference was Willie Burnett III, who scored 17 points along with eight rebounds and two blocks.
Eustis' loss dropped their record down to 22-6. As for Palm Bay, the victory was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 24-5.
Eustis does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Palm Bay is on the road again on Friday and plays The Villages Charter at 7:00 p.m. on February 23rd. One thing working in The Villages Charter's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 18 matchups.
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