Basketball Preview: North Panola Cougars vs. Grenada Chargers
North Panola and Grenada are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2016, but not for long. The North Panola Cougars will stay at home for another game and welcome the Grenada Chargers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
North Panola is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Coffeeville on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. North Panola came up short against Coffeeville, falling 67-41. The match marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, Grenada was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a 69-50 bruising from Kosciusko.
The match pitted two dominant forwards against one another in Elizjah Townes and Josh Cole. Cole had a great game and went 5 for 12 en route to 18 points plus seven rebounds and three steals. Meanwhile, Townes did his best for the losing side, earning ten points along with six rebounds.
Even though they lost, Grenada smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
North Panola's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Grenada, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
North Panola strolled past Grenada when the teams last played back in December of 2023 by a score of 89-72. Does North Panola have another victory up their sleeve, or will Grenada turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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