01/09/25 vs Palmetto | 22 |
11/21/24 @ Palmetto | 17 |
12/12/24 vs Manatee | 16 |
12/13/24 @ Gulf Coast HEAT | 16 |
12/30/24 vs Southeast | 16 |
Palmetto came into Thursday's match looking for another win against Braden River, but Kelis McGrady wouldn't allow it. The Braden River Pirates enjoyed a cozy 48-32 win over the Palmetto Tigers on Thursday thanks in part to McGrady, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 12 rebounds. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in points.
The team also got some help courtesy of Kamiyah Mcgrady, who posted seven points along with 16 boards and six assists. She has been hot, having also posted three or more steals the last six times she's played.
Despite the loss, Palmetto still got an impressive performance from Sanaii Rich, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds. That was a full 50% of Palmetto's points, marking the sixth time in a row she's had more than a third of the team's points.
The victory (which was Braden River's third in a row) raised their record to 8-6. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.0 points per game. As for Palmetto, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-8 record this season.
Braden River wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 46-41 loss against Parrish Community on the 14th. Palmetto has also already played their next match (against Bayshore), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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