Basketball Preview: Paulding Panthers vs. Tinora Rams
Paulding and Tinora are an even 4-4 against one another since January of 2017, but not for long. The Paulding Panthers will look to defend their home court on Saturday against the Tinora Rams at 1:30 p.m. Paulding is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Paulding will bounce into Saturday's match after beating Bryan, who they had gone 0-6 against in their six prior meetings. Paulding walked away with a 47-40 victory over Bryan on Thursday. While the Panthers didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Paulding to victory, but perhaps none more so than Addi Pease, who went 6 for 14 en route to 19 points plus five assists and two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Tori Schlatter, who posted 13 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, Tinora can finally bid farewell to their four-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game on Thursday. They blew past Continental 55-20. The Rams' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Paulding's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Tinora, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
Paulding came up short against Tinora when the teams last played back in February, falling 52-40. Will Paulding have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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