Ferguson was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 90-60 loss at the hands of the Palmetto Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 593rd, while the Panthers are ranked 101st).
Santiago Henriquez was his usual excellent self, going 15 of 25 en route to 40 points and three steals for Palmetto. That makes it four consecutive games in which Henriquez has scored at least a third of Palmetto's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Samfree Sarante, who went 5 of 7 on his way to 14 points along with five assists and four steals.
Ferguson's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Palmetto, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 6-2.
Ferguson will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Varela at 7:30 p.m. As for Palmetto, they will be taking part in a tournament against Casteel at 8:15 p.m. on Wednesday.
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