Palmetto lost against Wren last Tuesday and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Palmetto Mustangs might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting the Wren Hurricanes an easy 61-36 win. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 168th, while the Hurricanes are ranked 41st).
| 12/16/24 @ Wren | 10 |
| 12/12/24 @ Brashier Middle College Charter | 17 |
| 12/10/24 vs Wren | 8 |
| 12/05/24 vs Brashier Middle College Charter | 12 |
| 12/02/24 vs Crescent | 16 |
Palmetto's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Carrigan Holbert, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and ten rebounds. Holbert is crushing it when it comes to boards: she's pulled down at least eight every time she's taken the court this season. Daijah Littlejohn was another key player, putting up eight points along with 14 boards and three blocks.
Even though they lost, Palmetto smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in eight consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Wren to victory, but perhaps none more so than Hailey Burgess, who posted 12 points in addition to six rebounds and six steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava O'Shields, who had 14 points along with eight assists and six boards.
Palmetto dropped their record down to 2-5 with the loss, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Wren, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-2.
Palmetto didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 42-34 win against Crescent on the 18th. As for Wren, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 61-40 victory against Easley on the 17th.
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