Basketball Game Preview: North Lamar Panthers vs. Pleasant Grove Hawks

North Lamar is 1-9 against Pleasant Grove since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The North Lamar Panthers will be playing at home against the Pleasant Grove Hawks at 7:00 p.m. North Lamar will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.

Last Tuesday, North Lamar didn't have too much trouble with Bonham as they won 64-50.

Meanwhile, Pleasant Grove sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 54-52 win over Pittsburg on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hawks.

Pleasant Grove is also on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.9 points per game. As for North Lamar, they pushed their record up to 17-8 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.

North Lamar beat Pleasant Grove 55-42 in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. Will North Lamar repeat their success, or does Pleasant Grove have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.