Palmetto is 1-9 against Sarasota since December of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Palmetto Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Sarasota Sailors at 7:30 p.m. Palmetto will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings (they are ranked 135th, while Sarasota is ranked 29th).
On Tuesday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Palmetto beat Southeast 46-40. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Palmetto.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Sarasota's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of Riverview Sarasota by a score of 65-63. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Palmetto's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Sarasota, their loss dropped their record down to 5-2.
Things could have been worse for Palmetto, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 58-42 loss to Sarasota in their previous meeting back in December of 2022. Will Palmetto have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
