Basketball Game Preview: Pitman Pride vs. Modesto Panthers

By Team Reports Jan 12, 2025, 1:51am

Basketball Preview: Pitman Pride vs. Modesto Panthers

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Previous Games

01/26/24 - Away69-23 W
01/10/24 - Away68-40 W
02/01/23 - Home62-36 W
01/13/23 - Away70-46 W
02/02/22 - Away65-38 W
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Pitman is 9-1 against Modesto since January of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Pitman Pride will look to defend their home court against the Modesto Panthers at 7:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pitman has ten straight victories, Modesto has 13 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

On Saturday, Pitman didn't have too much trouble with Central Catholic as they won 68-51. Given the Pride's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 111th, while the Raiders are ranked 448th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Modesto played a tough match last Saturday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by Ripon Christian 77-46. The Panthers were down 57-34 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.

Pitman pushed their record up to 16-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.4 points per game. As for Modesto, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-14.

Everything came up roses for Pitman against Modesto in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, as the team secured a 69-23 victory. Will Pitman repeat their success, or does Modesto have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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