Basketball Game Preview: Hibriten Panthers vs. South Caldwell Spartans

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Hibriten and South Caldwell are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2019, but not for long. The Hibriten Panthers will head out to square off against the South Caldwell Spartans at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Hibriten has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with ten straight defeats, while South Caldwell will come in with three straight victories.

Hibriten is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Alexander Central on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Hibriten was beaten by Alexander Central 65-34. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 574th, while the Cougars are ranked 281st).

Meanwhile, South Caldwell strolled past Ashe County with points to spare on Monday, taking the game 55-36.

Hibriten's loss dropped their record down to 3-20. As for South Caldwell, their win bumped their record up to 16-6.

Hibriten might still be hurting after the 62-41 defeat they got from South Caldwell in their previous matchup back in January. Can Hibriten avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.