Basketball Recap: Latta Find Success

Latta came tearing into Friday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They escaped with a win against the Kiowa Cowboys by the margin of a single free throw, 38-37. The 38-point effort marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

Latta's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.8 points per game. As for Kiowa, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 5-3 record.

Latta didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 52-42 win against Quinton on the 14th. As for Kiowa, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 43-42 defeat against Jones on the 14th.