Paint Branch fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Northwest on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 67-66 to the Northwest Jaguars. The Panthers' defeat continues a trend for the squad, making it five in a row.
Anthony Wells went supernova for Northwest, going 8 of 13 on his way to 22 points and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaylin Ouattara, who posted 11 points in addition to seven boards and three steals.
Paint Branch's loss dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Northwest, they pushed their record up to 9-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Paint Branch has already played their next match (against Walter Johnson), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Northwest has also has no score uploaded for their next game, this one against Churchill.
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