Basketball Game Preview: Potomac Senior Panthers vs. Gainesville Cardinals

By Team Reports Feb 18, 2024, 4:18am

Preview: Potomac Senior Panthers vs. Gainesville Cardinals

Potomac Senior is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Gainesville is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Potomac Senior Panthers will take on the Gainesville Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Potomac Senior's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 17 matchups.

Even though Freedom scored an imposing 65 points on Friday, Potomac Senior still came out on top. Potomac Senior strolled past Freedom with points to spare, taking the game 80-65.

Kenny DeGuzman was his usual excellent self, scoring 26 points along with eight assists and eight rebounds. Another player making a difference was TJ Bethea, who scored eight points along with seven steals and five rebounds.

Meanwhile, Gainesville had already proven themselves in the regular season, and didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They blew past Battlefield 73-47. Given Gainesville's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 81st, while Battlefield is ranked 238th), the result last Wednesday wasn't entirely unexpected.

Potomac Senior has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-2 record this season. As for Gainesville, their victory bumped their record up to 16-6.

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