Preview: Pinnacle Panthers vs. Altamont Longhorns
The Pinnacle Panthers will be playing at home against the Altamont Longhorns at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Two weeks ago, Pinnacle came up short against Green River and fell 60-49. Pinnacle has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Pinnacle's loss came about despite a quality game from Cole Barton, who scored 17 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. That was a full 34.7% of Pinnacle's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Riley Davis was another key contributor, scoring eight points.
Meanwhile, Altamont's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their 15th straight loss. They ended up on the wrong side of a rough 50-28 walloping at the hands of Manila. Altamont has struggled against Manila recently, as their game on Friday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Pinnacle now has a losing record at 9-10. As for Altamont, they dropped their record down to 3-16 with that defeat, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Pinnacle was able to grind out a solid win over Altamont in their previous meeting back in January, winning 53-44. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Altamont's Grayson Panas, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 11 rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Pinnacle still be able to contain Panas? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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