North Marion and Palm Bay squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but North Marion had to settle for second. They took a blow against the Palm Bay Pirates, falling 81-22. While losing is never fun, the Colts can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 302nd, while the Pirates are ranked sixth).
Despite the loss, North Marion saw an underclassman step up: freshman JAMEYA BROWN posted 13 points and five boards. That was a full 59.1% of North Marion's points, marking the fourth time in a row BROWN has put up more than a third of the team's points.
Palm Bay was led to victory by Trishay Collins and Erynn Moffett. Collins scored eight points in addition to seven steals and three blocks, while Moffett went 7-for-8 on her way to 14 points and four steals. Those seven steals gave Collins a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Carleyssia Wallace, who had nine points and six steals.
North Marion has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight matchups, which has put a noticeable dent in their 13-15 record this season. As for Palm Bay, the victory (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 21-7.
North Marion does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Palm Bay, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, an 89-24 win against Lake Region on the 18th.
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