Preview: Whitmer Panthers vs. Northview Wildcats
Whitmer and Northview are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2016, but not for long. The Whitmer Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Northview Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully Whitmer focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 12 last Monday.
Whitmer entered their tilt with Bowsher with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Whitmer came out on top against Bowsher by a score of 50-39. Given Whitmer's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 159th, while Bowsher is ranked 415th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Whitmer's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Mackenzie Royal-davis, who scored ten points along with eight rebounds and four blocks. Jada Shoup was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds.
Meanwhile, Northview was beaten by Anthony Wayne 63-34 on Thursday. Northview has not had much luck with Anthony Wayne recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Whitmer's victory bumped their record up to 12-10. As for Northview, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-8.
Whitmer strolled past Northview in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a score of 52-35. The rematch might be a little tougher for Whitmer since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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