Basketball Recap: Porterville Has No Trouble Against Golden West

Porterville lost to Golden West back in February, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Friday. The Porterville Panthers blew past the Golden West Trailblazers 72-49. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 299th, while the Trailblazers are ranked 766th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Panthers

Previous 2 Games

12/27/24 vs Golden West	72-49
12/26/24 vs El Diamante	76-33

The win made it two in a row for Porterville and bumps their season record up to 9-6. As for Golden West, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-8.

Porterville won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Monache at 3:15 p.m. on Saturday. Porterville has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 204 points over their last three matches. As for Golden West, they will be taking part in a tournament against Minarets at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.