Braden River lost against Palmetto back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Braden River Pirates fell 54-46 to the Palmetto Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 422nd, while the Tigers are ranked 135th).
| 01/09/25 @ Palmetto | 22 |
| 12/05/24 vs Bayshore | 20 |
| 11/19/24 @ Southeast | 19 |
| 12/13/24 vs Cardinal Mooney | 18 |
| 12/27/24 vs Plant City | 16 |
Despite the loss, Braden River saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Lawaiian Long posted 22 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals. The dominant performance gave Long a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Anquan Polynice, who had 11 points along with five boards and three steals.
Braden River dropped their record down to 4-11 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Palmetto, with the win, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 10-4.
Braden River wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 61-57 victory against Winthrop College Prep Academy on the 10th. As for Palmetto, they will take on IMG Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
