Basketball Game Preview: Abbeville Panthers vs. Whitmire Wolverines

The Abbeville Panthers will take on the Whitmire Wolverines at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Abbeville will head into Saturday's matchup out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Saturday. They took a blow against Belton-Honea Path, falling 52-20. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Bears recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.

Meanwhile, after soaring to 75 points the game before, Whitmire was a bit more limited in their game on Wednesday. They were outmatched by Dixie and fell 68-22. The Wolverines were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 50-6.

Abbeville will have to contain Trystan Samples as she made an impact in Whitmire's last game. She posted 11 points. The dominant performance gave Samples a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Brooklynn Babb, who put up seven points.

Whitmire's defeat dropped their record down to 3-15. As for Abbeville, their loss dropped their record down to 9-4.

Abbeville strolled past Whitmire in their previous matchup back in January by a score of 37-23. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Babb, who went 6 of 14 on her way to 17 points. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Abbeville still be able to contain Babb? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.