Palmyra was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They came up short against the Weeping Water Indians, falling 51-31. The Panthers were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Indians earlier this season, when they won 47-43.
Collin Hillman
| 02/07/25 vs Weeping Water | 4 |
| 12/10/24 vs Johnson-Brock | 3 |
| 12/06/24 @ Southern | 3 |
| 12/27/24 vs Douglas County West | 2 |
| 12/19/24 @ Weeping Water | 2 |
Collin Hillman and Conner Petersen certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Hillman posted four points and five rebounds, while Petersen put up nine points. The dominant performance gave Hillman a new career-high in points.
Gus McGill was his usual excellent self, going 5 of 10 en route to 17 points along with eight boards and seven steals for Weeping Water. McGill is becoming a predictor of Weeping Water's success: when he posts at least five steals the team is 4-1 (and 3-11 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Jerderick Brito-Diaz, who scored nine points and three steals.
Palmyra's loss dropped their record down to 4-15. As for Weeping Water, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 7-12 record this season.
Palmyra has already played their next game, a 52-42 defeat against Fairbury on the 11th. As for Weeping Water, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 69-48 loss against Mead on the 8th.
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