Palatka hasn't had much luck against Bartram Trail recently, but that could start to change  on Tuesday. The Palatka Panthers will head out on the road to  face off against  the Bartram Trail Bears  at 7:30  p.m. Given that  both  suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this  match.
Palatka is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 63  points  on Wednesday, they were much more limited against DeLand  on Friday. They had to suffer through a   59-22 loss at the hands of the Bulldogs. 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 329th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 126th).
 Meanwhile, Bartram Trail was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap  on Friday as they fell  57-52 to Creekside. The Bears have struggled against the Knights recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
 Bartram Trail's defeat dropped their record down to 10-6. As for Palatka, their loss dropped their record down to 7-9.
 Palatka was taken down by Bartram Trail 59-26 in their previous matchup  back in December of 2020. Thankfully for Palatka,  Angel Roman (who  went 9 for 11  en route to 20 points and five  steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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