Palmetto lost against Powdersville back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Palmetto Mustangs had to suffer through a 79-41 loss at the hands of the Powdersville Patriots.
12/28/24 vs Powdersville | 21 |
12/10/24 vs Wren | 12 |
12/05/24 vs Brashier Middle College Charter | 9 |
12/16/24 @ Wren | 8 |
12/08/23 @ Chapman | 6 |
Despite the loss, Palmetto still got an impressive performance from Daijah Littlejohn, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 12 boards. Those 21 points gave Littlejohn a new career-high.
Even though they lost, Palmetto smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 11 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Powdersville found their leader in sophomore Raegan Bryant, who went 10 of 20 on her way to 29 points in addition to six assists and five boards. Bryant's evening made it five games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Makayla Assemian, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds.
Palmetto's defeat dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Powdersville, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-7.
Palmetto will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Belton-Honea Path at 6:00 p.m. on January 8th. As for Powdersville, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 65-29 win against Pickens on the 30th.
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