Basketball Game Preview: Summertown Eagles vs. Lewis County Panthers

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Previous Games

01/10/25 - Away	75-21 W
02/06/24 - Away	87-19 W
02/01/24 - Home	76-18 W
02/10/23 - Away	80-22 W
01/24/23 - Home	82-11 W
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Summertown has gone 8-2 against Lewis County recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Summertown Eagles will host the Lewis County Panthers at 6:00 p.m. Summertown will be strutting in after a win while Lewis County will be coming in after a loss.

Summertown is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Perry County: they outscored them in every quarter. Summertown put the hurt on Perry County with a sharp 47-27 victory on Tuesday. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 matches by 20 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Lewis County played a tough game on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by Loretto and fell 55-20. The Panthers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 39-10.

Summertown has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.4 points per game. As for Lewis County, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost ten of their last 13 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-13 record this season.

Everything came up roses for Summertown against Lewis County in their previous matchup on January 10th, as the squad secured a 75-21 win. In that game, Summertown amassed a halftime lead of 51-11, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.