Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only the Portal Panthers walked away with it. They snuck past the Bobcats with a 54-50 win on Saturday. The win was nothing new for Portal as they're now sitting on 17 straight.
It was another big night for Elijah Coleman, who scored 24 points along with six rebounds and five assists. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last ten times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Joseph Thomas, who scored 17 points.
Portal pushed their record up to 28-1 with that victory, which was their 28th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.5 points per game. As for Early County, their defeat dropped their record down to 20-11.
Portal will face off against Warren County at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Warren County's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 11 matchups. Early County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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