Ponder hasn't had much luck against Paradise recently, but that could start to change on Friday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Lions takes on the Paradise Panthers at 7:30 p.m.
Ponder is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Peaster on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Ponder lost 31-7 to Peaster. The game marked the Lions' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Meanwhile, Paradise had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 36.3 points) and they went ahead and made it five last Friday. Everything went their way against the Greyhounds as they made off with a 35-14 win. Considering the Panthers have won six matchups by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
This is the second loss in a row for Ponder and nudges their season record down to 5-4. As for Paradise, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2.
Ponder was taken down by Paradise 57-0 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Ponder avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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