Nease lost against St. Augustine back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Nease Panthers took a 43-33 hit to the loss column at the hands of the St. Augustine Yellow Jackets. 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 349th, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked 122nd).
Nease's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Chase Phifer, who posted eight points and three steals, and Langston Hackworth, who had ten points and six rebounds. Jack Kuhl was another key player, putting up four points.
Nease has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-8 record this season. As for St. Augustine, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-1.
Nease wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 48-44 victory against Jupiter on the 20th. As for St. Augustine, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 53-40 win against Menendez on the 20th.
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