It was a proper cat-fight when Killian faced off against Palmetto on Friday. The Killian Cougars were dealt a 95-62 loss at the hands of the Palmetto Panthers. The defeat continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now lost six in a row.
Several Cougars players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Christian Torres, who posted 22 points. Matthew Gonzalez was another key player, going 5 for 11 on his way to 14 points and five rebounds.
Leading Palmetto to victory were Santiago Henriquez and Darren Ku. Henriquez went 12 of 22 on his way to 34 points in addition to six assists and six boards, while Ku went 7 of 12 from beyond the arc on his way to 26 points and five steals. That makes it 13 consecutive games in which Henriquez has scored at least a third of Palmetto's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Sebastian Madera, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 11 boards.
Killian now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Palmetto, they pushed their record up to 12-5 with the win, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season.
Killian will venture away from home to take on Ferguson at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Palmetto, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 63-61 loss against Chaminade-Madonna on the 11th.
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