Palatka and Trinity Christian Academy are an even 3-3 against one another since November of 2021, but not for long. The Palatka Panthers will square off against the Trinity Christian Academy Conquerors at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Palatka and eight for Trinity Christian Academy.
Palatka is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came up short against Newberry on Monday, falling 93-70. While losing is never fun, Palatka can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 355th, while Newberry is ranked 111th).
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 41-13, which was the final score in Trinity Christian Academy's tilt against Middleburg on Tuesday. The contest marked the Conquerors' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Trinity Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Palatka, their loss dropped their record down to 4-7.
Palatka took their win against Trinity Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in January of 2024 by a conclusive 38-13. The rematch might be a little tougher for Palatka since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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