Palmer was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 21st straight loss dating back to last season. They were outmatched by the Bruce Trojans and fell 63-22. While losing is never fun, the Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 293rd, while the Trojans are ranked 145th).
Bruce was led to victory by A'Toria Knox and Laken Corbit. Knox posted 23 points and eight steals, while Corbit went 11 of 19 en route to 27 points in addition to eight boards and four blocks. That makes it three consecutive games in which Knox has scored at least a third of Bruce's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Lylla Howell, who had five points and eight rebounds.
Palmer's defeat dropped their record down to 0-16. As for Bruce, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season.
Palmer has already played their next game (against Rosa Fort), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Bruce didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 68-56 win against Water Valley on the 21st.
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