Basketball Preview: Paetow Panthers vs. Mayde Creek Rams
The Paetow Panthers will challenge the Mayde Creek Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Paetow's favor as the team sits on five straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Mayde Creek has been banged up by seven consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
Last Tuesday, Paetow got the win against Langham Creek by a conclusive 62-39.
Meanwhile, Mayde Creek escaped with a win on Wednesday against Cypress Lakes by the margin of a single free throw, 64-63.
Christian Gibson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, shooting 4-for-6 from deep and dropping a double-double on 36 points and ten rebounds. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in field goal percentage (78%). Jamal Chretien II was another key player, scoring 14 points in addition to four steals.
Mayde Creek has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.6 points per game. As for Paetow, the win got them back to even at 6-6.
Paetow strolled past Mayde Creek when the teams last played back in February by a score of 69-53. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Gibson, who went 14 for 25 en route to 34 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Paetow still be able to contain Gibson? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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