Palmyra was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 60-54 heartbreaker at the hands of the Johnson County Central Thunderbirds. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 200th, while the Thunderbirds are ranked 55th).
| 02/04/25 @ Johnson County Central | 12 |
| 12/17/24 vs Johnson County Central | 11 |
| 12/06/24 @ Southern | 10 |
| 12/20/24 vs Falls City | 9 |
| 12/28/24 @ David City | 8 |
Palmyra's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Harrison Boyte, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 18 points, and Ryan Mayo, who went 5 for 9 en route to 12 points in addition to eight rebounds and three blocks. The dominant performance gave Mayo a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Owen Reed, who posted three points.
Palmyra's loss dropped their record down to 4-14. As for Johnson County Central, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
Palmyra will square off against Fairbury at 7:15 p.m. on February 11th. As for Johnson County Central, they will take on Elmwood-Murdock at 7:30 p.m. on February 11th. Johnson County Central is coming into the game hot, having won their last five games.
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