The Redwood Rangers will venture away from home to challenge the Porterville Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Redwood took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They enjoyed a cozy 59-42 win over Mt. Whitney. Given the Rangers' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 297th, while the Pioneers are ranked 1180th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Porterville unfortunately witnessed the end of their nine-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell to Monache 71-66.
Porterville's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 16-7. As for Redwood, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 14-9 record this season.
Redwood came up short against Porterville when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 63-56. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Porterville's Landen Haynes, who posted 24 points and five boards. Now that Redwood knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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