Basketball Recap: Palmetto Piles Up the Points Against Durant

Tigers

Margin (Wins)

12/17/24 vs Lakewood Ranch	53
11/20/24 vs IMG Academy Silver	47
01/18/25 vs Durant	38
01/15/25 vs Bayshore	32
12/12/24 vs Parrish Community	26

Palmetto entered their tilt with Durant on Saturday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Durant Cougars 83-45. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matches by 23 points or more this season.

Despite the loss, Durant still got an impressive performance from Nathan Moore, who posted 12 points. The dominant performance gave Moore a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Ariel Muniz, who scored seven points.

Palmetto is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Durant, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-15.

Palmetto has already played their next contest, a 49-39 victory against Winthrop College Prep Academy on the 20th. As for Durant, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 56-49 loss against Booker on the 20th.