Basketball Game Preview: Grant Union Prospectors vs. Prairie City Panthers

The Grant Union Prospectors will challenge the Prairie City Panthers at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Prairie City will be up against a hot Grant Union team: the squad just extended their winning streak to five. Grant Union took their contest on Friday with ease, bagging a 75-45 win over Irrigon. The Prospectors have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matchups by 20 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Prairie City got the win against Elgin on Saturday by a conclusive 52-28. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.

Grant Union's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-7. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 22.5 points. As for Prairie City, their win bumped their record up to 9-6.

Grant Union took their victory against Prairie City in their previous matchup back in December of 2024 by a conclusive 66-40. The rematch might be a little tougher for Grant Union since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.