Pinellas Park was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss dating back to last season. They fell 64-51 to the Dunedin Falcons. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 632nd, while the Falcons are ranked 255th).
Dunedin had a senior duo take command as SHERWIN SIMMONS dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten boards and DEONTE MACK went 5 of 9 on his way to 14 points along with five boards and three steals. SIMMONS is on a roll when it comes to boards, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last six games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Roman Carter, who posted 11 points.
Pinellas Park's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Dunedin, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-3.
Pinellas Park will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Pasco at 7:30 p.m. on January 10, 2025. Dunedin also won't see the court for a while: their next match is against Out-of-Door Academy at 4:30 p.m. on January 2, 2025.
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