Preview: Altamont Longhorns vs. Pinnacle Panthers
The Altamont Longhorns's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Pinnacle Panthers at 1:00 p.m. on February 24th. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Utah (Altamont is ranked 130th, while Pinnacle is ranked 128th).
Last Friday, Altamont suffered a rough 50-28 defeat at the hands of Manila. Altamont has not had much luck with Manila recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Meanwhile, Pinnacle came up short against Green River two weeks ago and fell 60-49. Pinnacle has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the defeat, Pinnacle got a solid performance out of Cole Barton, who scored 17 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. Barton is crushing the point category: he's posted at least 15 every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Riley Davis, who scored eight points.
Altamont's loss was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-16. As for Pinnacle, they now have a losing record at 9-10.
Altamont came up short against Pinnacle in their previous meeting back in January, falling 53-44. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Barton, who scored 27 points along with six rebounds and four steals. Now that Altamont knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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