Basketball Preview: Grenada Chargers vs. North Panola Cougars
Grenada and North Panola are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2016, but not for long. The Grenada Chargers will head out on the road to take on the North Panola Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Grenada is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.
Grenada's tournament run continued when they took on Kosciusko on Saturday. Grenada lost to Kosciusko on the road by a 69-50 margin.
The match pitted two dominant forwards against one another in Elizjah Townes and Josh Cole. Cole had a great game and went 5 for 12 en route to 18 points plus seven rebounds and three steals. Meanwhile, Townes did his best for the losing side, scoring ten points in addition to six rebounds.
Even though they lost, Grenada smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, a win for North Panola just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 67-41 to Coffeeville. The match marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
North Panola's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Grenada, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Things could have been worse for Grenada, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took an 89-72 loss to North Panola in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. Can Grenada avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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