The Whitman-Hanson Regional Panthers will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the Flagler Palm Coast Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Whitman-Hanson Regional will head into Friday's match on the come-up: they were handed a heart-breaking two-point defeat in their last contest, but they sure didn't let that happen against Plymouth North on Friday. Whitman-Hanson Regional put the hurt on Plymouth North with a sharp 63-42 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Panthers have posted against the Eagles since February 10, 2022.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Flagler Palm Coast's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They took a 63-57 hit to the loss column at the hands of Colonial. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 315th, while the Grenadiers are ranked 113th).
Whitman-Hanson Regional will have to keep a close watch on Anthony Hampton and Jasiah Sanders, a pair of players who had a big impact on Flagler Palm Coast's prior game. Hampton went 8 of 17 on his way to 20 points, while Sanders went 8 for 9 on his way to 16 points. The game was Hampton's eighth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Roman Caliendo, who posted six points and seven rebounds.
Even though they lost, Flagler Palm Coast smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in four consecutive matchups.
The victory got Whitman-Hanson Regional back to even at 1-1. As for Flagler Palm Coast, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
