If Whitmer was riding high fresh off their 59-23 takedown of Napoleon on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Panthers fell just short of the Cleveland Heights Tigers by a score of 63-61 on Saturday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (59), the Panthers still had to take the loss.
Cleveland Heights had a senior duo take command as Jamell Stephens dropped a double-double with 17 points and ten rebounds and Noah Blue shot 47% from the field en route to 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Charles Butler, who posted 15 points.
Whitmer has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost six of their last seven contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-11 record this season. As for Cleveland Heights, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-6.
Whitmer and Cleveland Heights could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings. The Panthers (ranked 431st) will meet Northview (ranked 191st) at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Cleveland Heights will face off against Brunswick at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank disadvantage (143 vs. 31).
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