Preview: Tug Valley Panthers vs. Man Hillbillies
Tug Valley is 9-1 against Man since February of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Tug Valley Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Man Hillbillies at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for Tug Valley and 17 for Man dating back to last season.
Tug Valley struggled with threes on Friday (Mingo Central had nine more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Tug Valley had to suffer through a rough 74-43 loss at the hands of Mingo Central. Tug Valley has not had much luck with Mingo Central recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Despite the defeat, Tug Valley saw an underclassman step up: Bailee Hall dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Haven Deskins, who scored 13 points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, Man managed to keep up with River View until halftime on Monday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Man was beaten by River View 68-30. Man was down 46-26 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Tug Valley has traveled a rocky road recently having lost 12 of their last 13 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-18 record this season. As for Man, their defeat was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-16.
Everything came up roses for Tug Valley against Man in their previous matchup back in January as the team secured a 60-21 victory. Will Tug Valley repeat their success, or does Man have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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