The Antioch Panthers will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the Vintage Crushers at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Antioch and eight for Vintage dating back to last season.
Last Saturday, Antioch came up short against Livermore and fell 75-67. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 769th, while the Cowboys are ranked 182nd).
| 12/21/24 @ Livermore | 18 |
| 01/23/24 @ Pittsburg | 18 |
| 12/07/24 @ Pitman | 17 |
| 01/26/24 @ Heritage | 17 |
| 01/16/24 @ Freedom | 14 |
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Devin Simes, who went 7 of 13 on his way to 18 points and seven assists. That's the most points he has posted since back in January. The team also got some help courtesy of Dereon Ourm-Blackman, who went 7 of 10 on his way to 19 points.
Meanwhile, Vintage was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap last Saturday as they fell 48-44 to Concord.
Antioch's defeat dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Vintage, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Antioch didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Vintage in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 66-61 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Antioch since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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