Basketball Game Preview: West Panthers vs. East Leopards

By Team Reports Feb 1, 2025, 10:23am

Basketball Preview: West Panthers vs. East Leopards

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West is 0-10 against East since January of 2018 but things could change on Tuesday. It'll be Eastside v. Westside when the West Panthers and the East Leopards meet at 7:00 p.m. West is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.8 points per game this season.

West is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Alta on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. West took a blow against Alta, falling 68-40. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 85th, while the Hawks are ranked 14th).

The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Saladi Maluak, who posted 11 points and five rebounds. Lester Falatea was another key player, putting up eight points.

Meanwhile, East was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They lost to Skyline on the road by a 61-44 margin.

West's defeat dropped their record down to 6-14. As for East, their loss dropped their record down to 7-12.

West came up short against East in their previous meeting back in January, falling 75-67. Can West avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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