Porterville is on an eight-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, Mt. Whitney a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Friday. The Porterville Panthers will host the Mt. Whitney Pioneers at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Wednesday, Porterville ended up a good deal behind El Diamante and lost 56-40. 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 845th, while the Miners are ranked 220th).
Meanwhile, Mt. Whitney was beaten by Monache 66-22 on Wednesday. The game marked the Pioneers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Porterville's loss dropped their record down to 4-14. As for Mt. Whitney, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-6.
Everything came up roses for Porterville against Mt. Whitney when the teams last played back in January of 2024, as the squad secured a 41-14 win. Does Porterville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mt. Whitney turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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