The Mayfield Panthers are taking a road trip to face off against the Johnstown Sir Bills at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mayfield is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54 points per game this season.
Mayfield is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Galway on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Mayfield came up short against Galway, falling 67-47. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Brianna Iannuzzi, who posted 14 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jamie Danforth, who had ten points.
Meanwhile, Johnstown had to suffer through a 66-29 loss at the hands of Coxsackie-Athens. While losing is never fun, the Sir Bills can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 231st, while the Riverhawks are ranked 37th).
Johnstown dropped their record down to 2-3 with the defeat, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Mayfield, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Everything came up roses for Mayfield against Johnstown in their previous meeting back in December of 2022, as the squad secured a 72-8 win. In that contest, Mayfield amassed a halftime lead of 40-5, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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