The Palmetto Panthers will take on the Doral Academy Firebirds at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Palmetto heads in on the heels of a playoff match on Friday. They took a hard 53-35 fall against Ferguson. 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 280th, while the Falcons are ranked 113th).
Alessandra Falcon put forth a good effort for the losing side as she dropped a double-double with 13 points and 16 boards. That was a full 37.1% of Palmetto's points, marking the third time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points.
Meanwhile, Doral Academy hadn't done well against Miami recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Doral Academy blew past Miami 67-47. The Firebirds have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 20 points or more this season.
The victory (which was Doral Academy's fourth in a row) raised their record to 18-7. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 25.5 points. As for Palmetto, they now have a losing record at 7-8.
Palmetto came up short against Doral Academy in their previous meeting back in February of 2022, falling 56-43. Thankfully for Palmetto, Alexia Sanchez (who went 7 for 16 en route to 18 points in addition to seven assists and seven rebounds) 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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