The Palmetto Ridge Bears will head out on the road to face off against the Canterbury Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Palmetto Ridge fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Pine Crest on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 60-53 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 206th, while the Panthers are ranked 86th).
Canterbury has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were beaten by Evangelical Christian 70-35 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Cougars have suffered since January 3rd.
Palmetto Ridge's record now sits at 12-9. As for Canterbury, their record now sits at 12-7.
Palmetto Ridge and Canterbury were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in December of 2022, but Palmetto Ridge came up empty-handed after a 54-53 loss. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Canterbury's Kaya Langford, who posted 26 points and three steals. Now that Palmetto Ridge knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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