Gulf Coast fought the good fight in their overtime match against Palmetto Ridge on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell to the Palmetto Ridge Bears 71-66. The Sharks have struggled against the Bears recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Palmetto Ridge got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jaydon Soto out in front who went 7 for 11 on his way to 18 points. Those 18 points gave Soto a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeriah Muldrow, who went 8 of 12 en route to 16 points.
Gulf Coast's defeat dropped their record down to 9-8. As for Palmetto Ridge, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-6.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Gulf Coast will host Lakewood Ranch at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Palmetto Ridge, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Estero at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. Palmetto Ridge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.8 points per game this season.
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