If Newberry was riding high fresh off their 66-43 takedown of Columbia last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Newberry Panthers came up short against the Gainesville Hurricanes on Tuesday, falling 67-41. The Panthers have struggled against the Hurricanes recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Newberry's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Brandy Whitfield, who scored 15 points along with six steals and five rebounds, and Jada Brown, who went 5 for 9 en route to 12 points plus two steals. The matchup was Whitfield's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Johneisha Mcclendon, who had three points.
Even though they lost, Newberry smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.
Having lost for the first time this season, Newberry fell to 2-1. As for Gainesville, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
Newberry will be defending their home-court for the first time this season they go up against West Port at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Gainesville, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 67-31 victory against Trenton on the 4th.
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