Basketball Preview: Battiest Panthers vs. Haworth Lions
Battiest and Haworth are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2014, but not for long. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Battiest Panthers face off against the Haworth Lions at 8:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Saturday, Battiest lost to Panama at home by a 64-49 margin. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Haworth was just a bucket shy of victory on Saturday and fell 1-0 to Clayton. The Lions have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Battiest's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Haworth, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Battiest strolled past Haworth when the teams last played back in January by a score of 65-51. The rematch might be a little tougher for Battiest since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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