Basketball Game Preview: Pittsburg Panthers vs. Lin-Wood Lumberjacks

Pittsburg and Lin-Wood are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2017, but not for long. The Pittsburg Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Lin-Wood Lumberjacks at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.

On Wednesday, Pittsburg was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 52-51 to Moultonborough Academy.

Lin-Wood fell on hard times earlier this season, but after back-to-back wins it seems like their luck might finally be changing. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Pittsfield 71-43.

Lin-Wood's victory ended a 14-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-7. As for Pittsburg, their loss dropped their record down to 6-4.

Pittsburg beat Lin-Wood 75-64 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pittsburg since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.