Yes the Palmetto Cup is a top notch tournament with great competition but it also falls in the middle of a pretty long season. Perhaps Coach Savitz thinks it better serves his team to rest over spring break before the final stretch of the season and playoffs as opposed to playing a number of games in a small period of time. Just a thought. Its not like Irmo hasn't played teams such as Northwestern, Norman North, and others in the Lake Murray Challenge. Yes teams develop over the course of a season but I don't think Irmo tries to hide from competition during the season.
