The Nease Panthers will be playing at home against the Keystone Heights Indians at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Nease focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 19 on Wednesday.
Nease's and Hilliard's contest was close at halftime, but Nease turned on the heat in the second half with 24 points. Nease blew past Hilliard 45-24. The victory was just what Nease needed coming off of a 51-28 loss in their prior game.
Nease can attribute much of their success to Casey Eliason, who scored eight points along with six rebounds and three blocks, and McKenna Owens, who scored ten points along with six rebounds and five assists. Audrey Rollins was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, Keystone Heights' recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their 11th straight loss. They were dealt a 61-23 defeat at the hands of Hawthorne. While losing is never fun, Keystone Heights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 509th, while Hawthorne is ranked 176th).
Nease pushed their record up to 9-9 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Keystone Heights, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-14.
Everything came up roses for Nease against Keystone Heights in their previous matchup two weeks ago as the team secured a 59-19 win. With Nease ahead 34-10 at the half, the match was all but over already.
