The Vintage Crushers and the Antioch Panthers will round out the year against one another at at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with eight consecutive losses dating back to last season for Vintage and four for Antioch.
Last Saturday, Vintage was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 48-44 to Concord.
Meanwhile, Antioch came up short against Livermore on Saturday and fell 75-67. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (55), the Panthers still had to take the loss.
Vintage will need focus on slowing down Devin Simes, one of several Antioch players who made an impact when they last played. He went 7 for 13 on his way to 18 points and seven assists. That's the most points Simes has posted since back in January. Dereon Ourm-Blackman was another key player, going 7 of 10 on his way to 19 points.
Antioch's loss dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Vintage, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
Vintage came up short against Antioch in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 66-61. Will Vintage have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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