A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Riverside Panthers face off against the Hughes Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday... The timing isn't great for Riverside: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Hughes has snatched up eight consecutive wins on the road dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Riverside ended up a good deal behind Camden Central and lost 66-49. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 274th, while the Lions are ranked 88th).
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Hughes' good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They fell 52-43 to Mt. Pleasant. The contest marked the Lions' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Hughes' loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-2. As for Riverside, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.
Riverside came up short against Hughes when the teams last played back in January, falling 53-46. Can Riverside avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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