A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Palmetto Tigers duke it out with the Durant Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday... Durant took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Palmetto, who comes in off a win.
Palmetto will head into Thursday's contest having proved themselves against Southeast: Palmetto took a 23-point loss the last time they faced off against Southeast, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. Palmetto had just enough and edged Southeast out 59-57. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 88-50, which was the final score in Durant's tilt against Sickles on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 513th, while the Gryphons are ranked 181st).
Palmetto will have to keep a close watch on Niko Sosa and Ian Ibanez, a pair of players who had a big impact on Durant's prior game. Sosa posted four points along with six rebounds and five assists, while Ibanez earned eight points. Another player making a difference was Matthew Suarez, who scored nine points.
Durant has traveled a rocky road recently having lost ten of their last 11 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-14 record this season. As for Palmetto, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season.
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