Basketball Game Preview: Lufkin Panthers vs. Nacogdoches Dragons

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Previous Games

01/17/25 - Home	70-27 W
12/10/24 - Away	57-20 W
02/06/24 - Away	55-46 W
01/19/24 - Home	50-45 W
02/07/23 - Home	61-56 W
+ 5 more games

Lufkin has gone 9-1 against Nacogdoches recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Panthers will be home for the holidays to greet the Dragons at 7:30 p.m. Lufkin has given up an average of 51.5 points per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Lufkin is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Corner Canyon, who was ranked 20th in their home state at the time (Lufkin was ranked sixth). The Panthers took a 67-49 bruising from the Chargers on Saturday. The matchup marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Meanwhile, Nacogdoches entered their tilt with White Oak on Saturday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They enjoyed a cozy 45-28 win over the Roughnecks.

This is the second loss in a row for Lufkin and nudges their season record down to 8-3. As for Nacogdoches, their victory bumped their record up to 13-6.

Everything came up roses for Lufkin against Nacogdoches when the teams last played back in January, as the squad secured a 70-27 win. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Dragons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.