After flying high against Einstein last Friday, Paint Branch came back down to earth. The Paint Branch Panthers took a 61-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Seneca Valley Screamin' Eagles. The loss was the Panthers' first of the season.
Isaiah Lee
| 12/16/24 vs Seneca Valley | 19 |
| 12/13/24 @ Einstein | 23 |
| 12/10/24 vs Damascus | 17 |
| 12/06/24 @ Watkins Mill | 21 |
Paint Branch's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Isaiah Lee, who went 6 of 13 en route to 19 points and four steals. Lee's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Clement Nyumba, who went 5 of 6 on his way to 12 points and six rebounds.
Leading Seneca Valley to victory were Jaysen Moise and Ian Bullie. Moise went 6 of 11 on his way to 21 points and eight rebounds, while Bullie dropped a double-double on 19 points and 13 rebounds. Bullie is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of JJ Green, who posted nine points.
Having lost for the first time this season, Paint Branch fell to 3-1. As for Seneca Valley, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Paint Branch didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, an 88-47 win against Northwood on the 18th. As for Seneca Valley, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 67-41 defeat against Northwest on the 20th.
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