The Panther Creek Panthers are taking a road trip to challenge the Sanger Indians at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Sanger will be up against a hot Panther Creek team: the squad just extended their winning streak to ten. Panther Creek blew past Gainesville 80-21 on Tuesday. The Panthers pushed the score to 69-18 by the end of the third, a deficit the Leopards had no chance of recovering from.
Meanwhile, Sanger entered their tilt with Aubrey on Tuesday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They put the hurt on the Chaparrals with a sharp 45-20 victory. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 258th, while the Chaparrals are ranked 980th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Panther Creek is also on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.9 points per game. As for Sanger, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 22-7.
Panther Creek was able to grind out a solid victory over Sanger in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, winning 53-43. The rematch might be a little tougher for Panther Creek since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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