The Palmetto Mustangs will venture away from home to take on the St. Joseph's Catholic Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Palmetto is coming into the matchup on a six-game losing streak.
Palmetto is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Powdersville on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Palmetto was beaten by Powdersville 83-30. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 213th, while the Patriots are ranked 57th).
Meanwhile, St. Joseph's Catholic was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 46-42 to Southside Christian.
Palmetto's loss dropped their record down to 5-12. As for St. Joseph's Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-7.
Palmetto was dealt a bruising 53-22 loss at the hands of St. Joseph's Catholic in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Can Palmetto avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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