Basketball Game Preview: Early Panthers vs. Pleasant Hope Pirates

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Previous Games

01/17/25 - Home	48-26 W
12/15/23 - Home	63-21 W
12/16/22 - Away	65-50 W
12/17/21 - Home	57-27 W
01/05/21 - Away	38-28 W
+ 4 more games

Early has gone 8-1 against Pleasant Hope recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Early Panthers will square off against the Pleasant Hope Pirates at 7:30 p.m. Early is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.

Last Tuesday, Early was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 50-44 to Bolivar.

Meanwhile, Pleasant Hope came up short against Spokane on Tuesday and fell 64-57. The Pirates have struggled against the Owls recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.

Pleasant Hope's loss dropped their record down to 11-9. As for Early, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-7.

Early took their win against Pleasant Hope in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a conclusive 48-26. The rematch might be a little tougher for Early since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.