Basketball Preview: Panther Creek Catamounts vs. Southern Wake Academy Lions
The Panther Creek Catamounts will face off against the Southern Wake Academy Lions at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully Panther Creek focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 12 on Tuesday.
Panther Creek is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Jordan on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Panther Creek lost 57-35 to Jordan.
Despite the loss, Panther Creek saw an underclassman step up: freshman Camden Hill dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Korey Smith, who posted eight points.
Meanwhile, Southern Wake Academy put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Beddingfield as Southern Wake Academy made off with a 69-43 victory. That looming 69-43 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Lions yet this season.
Southern Wake Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kobe Plata, who earned 18 points plus six steals and five assists. The dominant performance also gave Plata a new career-high in threes (three). Seung Surmons was another key player, going 8 for 17 en route to 21 points plus two steals.
Panther Creek now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Southern Wake Academy, their win bumped their record up to 5-0.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Panther Creek has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 22.3 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Southern Wake Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 29.4. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
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