Basketball Game Preview: Gananda Central Blue Panthers vs. Red Creek Rams

The Gananda Central Blue Panthers are taking a road trip to square off against the Red Creek Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Gananda Central knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine matches -- so hopefully Red Creek likes a good challenge.

Gananda Central is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing North Rose-Wolcott: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Gananda Central blew North Rose-Wolcott out of the water with an 80-46 final score. The Blue Panthers pushed the score to 63-36 by the end of the third, a deficit the Cougars had little chance of recovering from.

Gananda Central's win on Wednesday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Owen Switzer, who posted 14 points. Hunter Vogt was another key player, putting up 17 points.

Meanwhile, Red Creek didn't have too much trouble with North Rose-Wolcott on Friday as they won 66-47. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 322nd, while the Cougars are ranked 778th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Gananda Central pushed their record up to 13-4 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 32.8 points. As for Red Creek, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season.

Gananda Central came up short against Red Creek in their previous matchup back in January, falling 60-53. Can Gananda Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.