If Priory was feeling good fresh off their 98-65 takedown of Menlo School last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Priory Panthers took a 57-52 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Sacred Heart Prep Gators. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Gators recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.

Mate Palotai
02/13/25 @ Sacred Heart Prep | 50% |
02/07/25 @ Menlo School | 80% |
02/04/25 vs King's Academy | 86% |
01/31/25 vs Sacred Heart Prep | 50% |
01/28/25 vs Eastside College Prep | 90% |
+ 4 more games |
Priory lost on Thursday despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Mate Palotai, who dropped a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds. He is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 50% in the last nine games he's played. Another player making a difference was Balazs Nyikos, who posted 12 points.
Sacred Heart Prep had a senior duo take command as Matthew Norris dropped a double-double with 15 points and 14 boards and Alex Straser went 6-for-11 to rack up 18 points and five rebounds. That's the most points Straser has posted since back in January. The team also got some help courtesy of Gian Maguire, who scored seven points.
Priory's loss dropped their record down to 17-6. As for Sacred Heart Prep, their record is now 14-9.
Priory wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 79-63 win against Pinewood on the 18th. As for Sacred Heart Prep, they have also already played their next game, a 61-38 victory against Eastside College Prep on the 18th.
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