Palmetto lost against Christ Church Episcopal back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Palmetto Mustangs fell 54-47 to the Christ Church Episcopal Cavaliers. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 154th, while the Cavaliers are ranked 43rd).
Xaden Stokes
| 01/09/25 vs Carolina Academy | 15 |
| 12/05/24 vs Brashier Middle College Charter | 14 |
| 12/18/24 @ Crescent | 12 |
| 12/02/24 vs Crescent | 12 |
| 02/07/25 vs Christ Church Episcopal | 10 |
| + 11 more games |
When it comes to explaining why Palmetto lost, don't look at Xaden Stokes. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double with 23 points and ten boards. Stokes is becoming a predictor of Palmetto's success: when he posts at least eight rebounds the team is 5-2 (and 2-8 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Maj Mccoy, who posted 12 points.
Palmetto has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven contests, which has put a noticeable dent in their 7-10 record this season. As for Christ Church Episcopal, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season.
Palmetto didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 57-49 win against Carolina Academy on the 11th. Christ Church Episcopal has also already played their next contest (against St. Joseph's Catholic), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
