Panther Creek has gone 10-0 against Green Hope recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Panther Creek Catamounts will host the Green Hope Falcons at 6:30 p.m. Panther Creek is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last seven games.
Last Friday, Panther Creek was able to grind out a solid victory over Apex, taking the game 53-41. Given the Catamounts' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 126th, while the Cougars are ranked 462nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
01/31/25 vs Apex | 4 |
01/17/25 @ Holly Springs | 3 |
12/10/24 vs Cary | 3 |
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Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Panther Creek to victory, but perhaps none more so than Malone Hicks, who posted nine points in addition to eight boards and four steals. The dominant performance gave Hicks a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Sasha Boddie, who scored 15 points and eight rebounds.
Panther Creek smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Apex only pulled down three offensive rebounds.
Meanwhile, Green Hope made easy work of Cary on Monday and carried off a 46-26 win. The Falcons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 20 points or more this season.
Panther Creek better keep an eye on Abigail Brown. She was instrumental in Green Hope's win, dropping a double-double on 16 points and 18 boards. That makes it four consecutive games in which Brown has scored at least a third of Green Hope's points. Another player making a difference was Chloe Lee, who earned ten points and three steals.
Panther Creek has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for Green Hope, their victory bumped their record up to 13-6.
Panther Creek beat Green Hope 69-57 in their previous meeting back in January. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Brown, who dropped a double-double on 36 points and 19 rebounds. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Panther Creek still be able to contain Brown? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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