It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact South Dade can now relate to. They took a 42-36 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Palmetto Panthers. The loss continues a trend for the Buccaneers in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now lost nine in a row.
Justice Sheppard
| 02/06/25 vs Palmetto | 21 |
| 01/29/25 @ Braddock | 20 |
| 12/18/24 @ Coral Park | 19 |
| 11/18/24 vs Coral Reef | 17 |
| 12/13/24 @ Coral Reef | 16 |
Despite the loss, South Dade still got an impressive performance from Justice Sheppard, who posted 21 points along with five rebounds and three steals. The dominant performance gave Sheppard a new career-high in points. Jurnee Walters was another key player, putting up eight points and five assists.
Alessandra Falcon continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Palmetto, going 9 for 14 on her way to 20 points in addition to six boards and six steals. Palmetto is 5-2 when Falcon posts three or more steals, but 2-5 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Florencia Caceres, who scored two points and four steals.
South Dade's defeat dropped their record down to 8-12. As for Palmetto, the victory got them back to even at 7-7.
South Dade does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Palmetto, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 53-35 loss against Ferguson on the 7th.
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