The Battiest Panthers will face off against the Smithville Braves at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Battiest is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Wright City on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Battiest took a blow against Wright City, falling 56-20. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Lumberjax recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Meanwhile, Smithville put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 53-43 win over Whitesboro.
Smithville's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-0. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.0 points per game. As for Battiest, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Battiest lost to Smithville on the road by a decisive 50-31 margin in their previous matchup back in February. Can Battiest avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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