Basketball Game Preview: Fillmore Central Panthers vs. Sutton Mustangs

By Team Reports Feb 8, 2024, 11:28am

Preview: Fillmore Central Panthers vs. Sutton Mustangs

The Fillmore Central Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Sutton Mustangs on Friday. Fillmore Central will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Nebraska Rankings (they are ranked 236th, while Sutton is ranked 93rd).

Fillmore Central's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their third straight loss. They fell just short of Sandy Creek by a score of 42-39.

Meanwhile, Sutton took their match at home on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 50-21 victory over Wilber-Clatonia.

Fillmore Central dropped their record down to 3-17 with that defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for Sutton, their win bumped their record up to 13-8.

Fillmore Central came up short against Sutton when the teams last played back in February of 2023, falling 44-31. Can Fillmore Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.