Palmetto was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 67-61 heartbreaker at the hands of the St. Joseph's Catholic Knights. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (55), the Mustangs still had to take the loss.
01/31/25 @ St. Joseph's Catholic | 6 |
01/14/25 @ Christ Church Episcopal | 5 |
12/05/24 vs Brashier Middle College Charter | 4 |
01/28/25 vs Powdersville | 3 |
01/17/25 @ Southside Christian | 2 |
Palmetto lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Maj Mccoy, who went 7 of 14 en route to 17 points and six steals. The dominant performance gave Mccoy a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Kohen Wright, who went 6 for 8 on his way to 14 points along with six rebounds and four steals.
Palmetto's defeat dropped their record down to 6-9. As for St. Joseph's Catholic, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 12-5.
Palmetto didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 57-54 win against Southside Christian on the 4th. St. Joseph's Catholic has also already played their next contest, a 47-28 victory against Carolina Academy on the 4th.
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