Basketball Game Preview: Page County Panthers vs. Clarke County Eagles

The Page County Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Clarke County Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Page County will be strutting in after a win while Clarke County will be coming in after a loss.

On Tuesday, Page County took their match with ease, bagging a 70-23 victory over Stonewall Jackson. That 47 point margin sets a new team best for the Panthers this season.

Meanwhile, Clarke County came up short against Strasburg on Tuesday and fell 43-34. The game marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Page County is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.1 points per game. As for Clarke County, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-11 record this season.

Page County was dealt a bruising 78-50 defeat at the hands of Clarke County in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Can Page County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.