The Umatilla Bulldogs's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Palm Bay Pirates at 7:30 p.m. on February 15th. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard on Thursday.
Umatilla and The Villages Charter squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but sadly Umatilla had to settle for second. They took a serious blow against the Buffalo, falling 89-62. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (58), Umatilla still had to take the loss.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Herly Brutus, who almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine rebounds. He hasn't dropped below two steals for six straight games. Jay Miller was another key contributor, scoring 21 points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, Palm Bay can now show off 15 landslide victories after their most recent match on Saturday. They took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 67-37 win over Atlantic. Winning may never get old, but Palm Bay sure is getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Umatilla's defeat dropped their record down to 19-6. As for Palm Bay, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-5 record this season.
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