The Lewis County Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Mt. Pleasant Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Lewis County has now lost 12 straight, leaving the team is hunting for their first win since December 14.
On Thursday, Lewis County was the victim of a rough 64-40 defeat at the hands of Loretto. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Lewis County in their matchups with Loretto: they've now lost eight in a row.
Meanwhile, after a string of seven wins, Mt. Pleasant's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell 71-58 to Summertown. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Nick Brown, who scored 15 points along with five rebounds and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Jakyri McClure, who scored 12 points along with seven rebounds.
Lewis County's defeat was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-17. As for Mt. Pleasant, their defeat ended a ten-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-6.
Lewis County ended up a good deal behind Mt. Pleasant in their previous matchup back in January, losing 78-63. Can Lewis County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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