The Trinity Catholic Celtics and the Palatka Panthers will face off at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Trinity Catholic is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
On Friday, Trinity Catholic was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 42-41 to Dunnellon.
Meanwhile, Palatka was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 49-45 to Fernandina Beach. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 493rd, while the Pirates are ranked 168th).
Palatka has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-16 record this season. As for Trinity Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-13.
Trinity Catholic might still be hurting after the 63-40 loss they got from Palatka when the teams last played back in November of 2016. Thankfully for Trinity Catholic, Tyirus Thomas (who went 8 for 17 en route to 27 points and four steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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