Basketball Game Preview: Lena-Winslow Panthers vs. Orangeville Broncos

The Lena-Winslow Panthers will take on the Orangeville Broncos at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Lena-Winslow is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Warren: they outscored them in every quarter. Lena-Winslow put the hurt on Warren with a sharp 73-50 win on Monday. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Panthers had established a 22 point advantage.

Meanwhile, Orangeville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 64-60 heartbreaker at the hands of Durand.

Lena-Winslow is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.0 points per game. As for Orangeville, their loss dropped their record down to 2-23.

Everything came up roses for Lena-Winslow against Orangeville when the teams last played back in January, as the squad secured a 59-25 victory. In that contest, Lena-Winslow amassed a halftime lead of 39-17, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.