Basketball Game Preview: Linden-McKinley Panthers vs. Mifflin Punchers

By Team Reports Jan 17, 2024, 2:15am

Preview: Linden-McKinley Panthers vs. Mifflin Punchers

Linden-McKinley has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Mifflin Punchers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Linden-McKinley suffered their closest loss yet this season on Friday. They fell just short of Beechcroft by a score of 40-38.

Meanwhile, Mifflin's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their fifth straight loss. They took a 54-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of Columbus International.

Linden-McKinley's loss was their fourth straight on the road, which bumped their record down to 5-6. As for Mifflin, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.

Linden-McKinley and Mifflin were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in December of 2023, but Linden-McKinley came up empty-handed after a 37-36 defeat. Will Linden-McKinley have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.