Basketball Game Preview: Ford Panthers vs. Community Braves

The Ford Panthers will venture away from home to square off against the Community Braves at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with eight consecutive losses for Ford and four for Community.

Ford is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Caddo Mills on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Ford took a blow against Caddo Mills, falling 50-23. The Panthers were down 41-16 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.

Meanwhile, Community suffered their closest defeat since November 19, 2024 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Wills Point by a score of 36-33. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Braves have suffered against the Tigers since December 9, 2019.

Community's defeat dropped their record down to 15-13. As for Ford, their loss dropped their record down to 11-18.

Ford came up short against Community in their previous meeting on January 14th, falling 36-26. Can Ford avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.