Basketball Game Preview: Portledge Panthers vs. Martin Luther Cougars

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Previous Games

01/09/25 - Away	91-47 W
01/20/24 - Home	70-58 W
12/13/23 - Away	72-50 W
01/21/23 - Home	2-0 W
12/07/22 - Away	107-44 W
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Portledge has gone 8-0 against Martin Luther recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Portledge Panthers take on the Martin Luther Cougars at 4:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.

Portledge will head into Sunday's game on the come-up: they were handed a 31-point defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Sunday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past La Salle Institute 81-78. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Panthers' disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 393rd, while the Cadets are ranked 85th).

Meanwhile, Martin Luther was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They had to suffer through a 99-64 loss at the hands of Knox. The Cougars were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 55-33.

Portledge will need focus on slowing down Damien Peterson, one of several Martin Luther players who made an impact when they last played. He went 7 of 13 en route to 17 points. Another player making a difference was Jabraill Moultrie, who posted nine points along with five boards and three blocks.

Even though they lost, Martin Luther was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive matchups.

With the win, Portledge broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 2-8. As for Martin Luther, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-11.

Everything came up roses for Portledge against Martin Luther in their previous meeting back in January, as the team secured a 91-47 victory. In that contest, Portledge amassed a halftime lead of 48-17, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Wednesday.