Portal and Metter are an even 3-3 against one another since January of 2017, but not for long. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Portal Panthers challenge the Metter Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Portal took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They came out on top against Emanuel County Institute by a score of 34-26.
Meanwhile, Metter had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 31.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. In a tight contest that could have gone either way, they made off with a 67-66 victory over the Buccaneers.
The win got Portal back to even at 5-5. As for Metter, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2.
Portal was able to grind out a solid win over Metter in their previous matchup back in January of 2022, winning 40-32. Does Portal have another victory up their sleeve, or will Metter turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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