After flying high against Lyman two weeks ago, Pine Ridge came back down to earth. The Pine Ridge Panthers came up short against the Flagler Palm Coast Bulldogs on Tuesday, falling 66-40. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Panthers of the 54-19 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in December of 2022.
When it comes to explaining why Pine Ridge lost, don't look at Serenity Cressor. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 18 points and 17 rebounds. Cressor is also crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least three every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Mykayla Edwards, who earned ten points.
Even though they lost, Pine Ridge smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in three consecutive matches.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Flagler Palm Coast to victory, but perhaps none more so than Alexandra Perez, who scored 26 points plus eight rebounds and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Works, who dropped a double-double on ten assists and ten steals.
Pine Ridge now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Flagler Palm Coast, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
Pine Ridge has already played their next contest, a 66-45 loss against Deltona on the 5th. As for Flagler Palm Coast, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 63-40 win against University on the 4th.
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