Basketball Game Preview: Thunder Ridge Longhorns vs. Pike Valley Panthers

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Previous Games

01/02/26 - Away	13-55 L
01/28/25 - Away	30-43 L
02/20/24 - Away	54-48 W
02/10/24 - Home	56-49 W
01/24/23 - Away	44-30 W
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Thunder Ridge has gone 8-2 against Pike Valley recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Longhorns will be playing at home against the Panthers at 6:00 p.m.

It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 49-13, which was the final score in Thunder Ridge's tilt against Sylvan-Lucas on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for the Longhorns in their meetings with the Mustangs: they've now lost six in a row.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Pike Valley, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They blew past Natoma 43-23 on Tuesday. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matchups by 20 points or more this season.

Pike Valley's win came from a few key players that Thunder Ridge will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Kinley Cooper, who dropped a double-double with 11 points and 15 rebounds. Those 15 boards gave her a new career-high. Bailey Odell was another key player, putting up six points and 13 rebounds.

Pike Valley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in seven consecutive games.

Pike Valley's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-6. Those home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 23.7 points on average over those games. As for Thunder Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-9.

Thunder Ridge was dealt a bruising 55-13 loss at the hands of Pike Valley in their previous meeting on January 2nd. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Longhorns were down 34-5.