Pine Ridge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They fell 69-61 to the Tocoi Creek Toros. 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 469th, while the Toros are ranked 37th).
Pine Ridge lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Kadin Pierce-Flores, who posted 17 points and three steals. Another player making a difference was Anthony Tedesco, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds.
Pine Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Tocoi Creek, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 12-1.
Pine Ridge didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, an 86-68 loss against NSU University on the 3rd. As for Tocoi Creek, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 57-52 victory against Colonial on the 3rd.
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