The Whitharral Panthers are on the road again on Friday and plays the Texline Tornadoes at 1:00 p.m. on March 1st. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Whitharral walked away with it. They came out on top against the Cougars by a score of 63-53 on Monday.
Whitharral's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Nomar Gomez, who scored 22 points, and Nathaniel Sansom, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 14 rebounds. Sansom has been hot recently, having posted 14 or more rebounds the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Landon Lee, who scored four points along with seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Texline waltzed into their contest on Monday with two straight wins but they left with three. They walked away with a 55-43 win over Nazareth.
It was another big night for Hayden Drumm, who scored 25 points along with four steals. He hasn't dropped below two steals for five straight games. Joe Clay was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with six assists.
Whitharral has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 24-5 record this season. As for Texline, they pushed their record up to 30-5 with that win, which was their 24th straight at home dating back to last season.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as both teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Whitharral hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 60.3 points per game. However, it's not like Texline struggles in that department as they've been averaging 76.5 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Whitharral took a serious blow against Texline in their previous meeting back in March of 2022, falling 68-39. Can Whitharral avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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