The North Marion Colts and the Palatka Panthers squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but sadly the North Marion Colts had to settle for second. They took a 72-54 bruising from the Panthers. North Marion's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Despite the defeat, North Marion saw an underclassman step up: Jerdarrius Jackson scored 20 points along with six rebounds and three steals. Jackson hasn't dropped below two steals for four straight games. Coy Sizemore was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with two steals.
Leading Palatka to victory were Arterrian Godfrey and Tommy Offord. Godfrey scored 21 points, while Offord scored 22 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Offord has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Trenton Williams, who scored 12 points.
North Marion now has a losing record at 12-13. As for Palatka, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-4 record this season.
North Marion does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Palatka, they will square off against The Villages Charter at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in The Villages Charter's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 15 matchups.
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