The Centralia Panthers will head out to take on the Palmyra Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Centralia is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.
On Wednesday, Centralia came up short against Mexico and fell 60-47.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Palmyra took on Kirksville on Tuesday. Palmyra snuck past Kirksville with a 70-65 win. That's two games straight that the Panthers have won by exactly five points.
Palmyra pushed their record up to 10-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.0 points per game. As for Centralia, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6.
Centralia couldn't quite finish off Palmyra when the teams last played back in February of 2024 and fell 42-40. Can Centralia avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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