It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Palmetto can now relate to. They received a blow on Friday as they fell 53-35 to the Ferguson Falcons. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 279th, while the Falcons are ranked 113th).
Despite the loss, Palmetto still got an impressive performance from Alessandra Falcon, who dropped a double-double with 13 points and 16 rebounds. That was a full 37.1% of Palmetto's points, marking the third time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points.
Aunnie Stier was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double with 20 points and 15 boards for Ferguson. Stier has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last seven times she's played. Another player making a difference was Sophia Diaz, who had 12 points in addition to five assists and three steals.
Palmetto now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Ferguson, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Palmetto will take on Doral Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Doral Academy will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Palmetto surely won't give up without a fight. As for Ferguson, they will challenge Western at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ferguson is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.5 points per game this season.
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