The Palatka Panthers will square off against the St. Augustine Yellow Jackets at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Palatka is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Tuesday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 65-27 win over Keystone Heights. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 38-10.
Bradley Holcy and Tommy Offord were among the main playmakers for Palatka as the former dropped a double-double on 20 points and 12 rebounds and the latter went 7 for 12 en route to 20 points plus five assists and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Dequan Jackson, who went 5 for 9 en route to 10 points plus three steals.
Meanwhile, St. Augustine put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against Matanzas by a score of 57-47.
Palatka didn't have too much breathing room in their match against St. Augustine in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, but they still walked away with a 38-34 victory. Does Palatka have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Augustine turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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