The Asotin Panthers just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the Pomeroy Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Asotin will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up 18 points on Saturday, then bounced right back against Upper Columbia Academy on Monday. Asotin took their matchup with ease, bagging a 66-26 win over Upper Columbia Academy. The contest marked the Panthers' most dominant victory of the season.
Meanwhile, Pomeroy entered their tilt with Tekoa-Rosalia on Saturday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They put the hurt on the Timberwolves with a sharp 56-35 win. The Pirates pushed the score to 41-19 by the end of the third, a deficit the Timberwolves cut but never quite recovered from.
Asotin better focus on containing Jett Slusser and Braxton McKeirnan as the pair were huge in Pomeroy's win. Slusser went 6 of 10 on his way to 17 points and seven rebounds, while McKeirnan went 6 of 9 on his way to 13 points and eight rebounds. That's the most boards McKeirnan has posted since back in February of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Cesar Morfin, who posted nine points.
Pomeroy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.7 points per game. As for Asotin, their victory bumped their record up to 10-3.
Asotin didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Pomeroy in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, but they still walked away with a 41-35 win. Will Asotin repeat their success, or does Pomeroy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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