By: Sam Meyers
The Lady Pirates seem to let another win slip their grasp on Valentine’s Day, the 14th. The Gulf Coast Commodores powered the Pirates, 83-61. This was the third time the two teams played in a Panhandle Conference game.
Jasmine Payne, jumping center, retrieved the ball to start the game. Joe Pascal, broadcast host, commented on Payne as, “She’s one of the best athletes in the conference.”
The Pirates fell short in the first half with sufficient turnovers leaving the Commodores with a better chance to score an excessive amount of 3-pointers. Gulf Coast dominated PJC with a 16 point lead going into the second half, 50- 34.
The second half was a downfall from the start for PJC, letting Gulf Coast keep the lead. Wykeemia Gray led the PJC offense with 17 points, while Payne followed with 14. The Pirates lost on Saturday night, 83-61.
Sierra Highgate thought Gulf Coast was a hard team to beat. She said, “We played well, just not good enough.”
The PJC men’s basketball team fell short by 12 points; the final score against Gulf Coast was 90-78.
Coach Swanson, “We have not matched out well with Gulf Coast this season. What hurt us as the season has whined down is that we haven’t been shooting well. “
The game was back and forth from the beginning. There were 12 ties throughout the game, which kept both teams craving the win. With 1:00 left in the game, Patsatsia made a beautiful layout scoring them two more points. Those two points weren’t enough to reel in the win; Gulf Coast beat PJC 90-78.
“What we are playing for is pride. It’s about character, and that’s what is important,” said Coach Swanson.