Palmyra came into Friday's match looking for another win against Weeping Water, but Gus McGill wouldn't allow it. The Weeping Water Indians were the clear victor by a 51-31 margin over the Palmyra Panthers on Friday thanks in part to McGill, who went 5 of 10 en route to 17 points in addition to eight rebounds and seven steals. He has become a key player for Weeping Water: the team is 4-1 when he posts at least five steals, but 3-11 otherwise.
Landon Fulton
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Landon Fulton was another key player, almost dropping a double-double with nine points and nine boards. Those nine rebounds gave him a new career-high.
Palmyra's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Collin Hillman, who posted four points and five boards, and Conner Petersen, who put up nine points.
Weeping Water has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-12 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.4 points over those games. As for Palmyra, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-15.
Weeping Water didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 69-48 loss against Mead on the 8th. As for Palmyra, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 52-42 defeat against Fairbury on the 11th.
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