Basketball Recap: Panther Creek Drops Highest Score of Season Against Gainesville

Panthers

Team Score

01/21/25 vs Gainesville	86
11/14/24 vs Dunbar	85
01/03/25 @ Celina	83
11/12/24 @ Wakeland	79
01/11/25 @ Aubrey	76

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Panther Creek). Everything went their way against the Gainesville Leopards on Tuesday as the Panther Creek Panthers made off with an 86-65 win. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matches by 20 points or more this season.

Panther Creek's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but XAVIER RAINWATER led the charge by going 6 of 8 en route to 16 points. The dominant performance gave RAINWATER a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of SABIEN MCGRAW, who posted 18 points.

Panther Creek smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in seven consecutive contests.

Panther Creek pushed their record up to 20-8 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.2 points per game. As for Gainesville, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-14.

Panther Creek will take on Sanger at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Panther Creek's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five games. As for Gainesville, they will face off against Lake Dallas at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Gainesville knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four matches -- so hopefully Lake Dallas likes a good challenge.