Basketball Game Preview: Pioneer Panthers vs. Taylor Titans

The Pioneer Panthers and the Taylor Titans will round out the year against one another at at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pioneer has five straight victories, Taylor has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Pioneer is headed into the game having just posted their closest win since November 28, 2023 last Saturday. It was close, but they ultimately received the gift of a 41-38 victory from a begrudging Panthers squad.

Meanwhile, Taylor was beaten by Delphi Community 63-30 last Friday.

Pioneer will have to contain Jallainah Harris as she made an impact in Taylor's last game. She posted 19 points. That was a full 63.3% of Taylor's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.

Taylor's loss dropped their record down to 2-11. As for Pioneer, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-7 record this season.