The Pattonsburg Panthers will take on the Grundy County/Newtown-Harris Panthers in a holiday battle at 1:30 p.m. on Friday at. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Pattonsburg didn't have too much trouble with North Harrison at home as they won 66-50. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Pattonsburg.
Meanwhile, Grundy County/Newtown-Harris had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They took their matchup on the road with ease, bagging a 63-29 win over Bucklin-Macon County. Grundy County/Newtown-Harris might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won four games by 32 points or more this season.
Zack Cross continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 19 points and ten rebounds. Those 19 points set a new season-high mark for him. Another player making a difference was Corbin Axtell, who scored 15 points along with eight rebounds.
Pattonsburg is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Grundy County/Newtown-Harris, their win bumped their record up to 8-2.
