Palmetto fought the good fight in their overtime match against Booker on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 67-60 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Booker Tornadoes. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Tigers came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 122nd, while the Tornadoes are ranked 324th).
Leading Booker to victory were J.P Lattimore and Chris Perets. Lattimore posted 22 points, while Perets scored 20 points. The game was Perets' third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Darius Behn, who put up ten points.
Palmetto's loss dropped their record down to 17-7. As for Booker, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-12 record this season.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Palmetto will square off against Parrish Community at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Booker, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Calvary Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Booker is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.4 points per game this season.
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