The Palisades Pumas struggled with assists on Friday (the Ardrey Kell Knights had 11 more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Palisades suffered a rough 64-44 defeat at the hands of Ardrey Kell. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Palisades in their matchups with Ardrey Kell: they've now lost four in a row.
Despite the loss, Palisades still got an impressive performance from Jyler Standifer, who scored 11 points along with six rebounds. Joshua Truesdale was another key contributor, scoring six points.
Palisades was without their leading scorer, Kingston Henry, in Friday's contest. With Henry sitting this one out, Aurek Fenn got some extra time on the court (29 vs. his season average of 7.58). Fenn made the most of the opportunity, scoring six points along with eight rebounds and two blocks. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Ardrey Kell was led to victory by Delani Hammonds and Caden Caskey. Hammonds dropped a double-double on 11 points and 12 assists, while Caskey scored 20 points along with three steals. Another player making a difference was Brett Freeman, who scored 12 points.
Palisades' loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-10. As for Ardrey Kell, their win bumped their record up to 17-7.
Palisades does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Ardrey Kell also has no future games currently scheduled.
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