Recap: Peyton Panthers vs. Strasburg Indians
The Peyton Panthers can now show off 15 landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Strasburg as Peyton made off with a 55-34 win. Peyton's win was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
AJ Mannering continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 31 points along with five assists and five steals. That makes it 12 consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Peyton's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Abbie Nickell, who scored 15 points.
Despite the loss, Strasburg still got an impressive performance from Natalie Damron, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 20 rebounds. Damron has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last six times she's played. Graecy Graf was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with six rebounds.
Even though they lost, Strasburg smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 24 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Peyton's victory was their 17th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 18-0. They've been dominating during the matchups in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 34.9 points. As for Strasburg, their defeat ended an 11-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 14-5.
Peyton will head out on the road to square off against Gilpin County at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Peyton knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past six contests -- so hopefully Gilpin County likes a good challenge. As for Strasburg, they will face off against Wellington at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Wellington will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Colorado Rankings (they are ranked 269th, while Strasburg is ranked 76th).
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