Porterville and Monache are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. The Porterville Panthers will square off against the Monache Marauders at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Porterville is coming into the contest on the come-up as their season has now been buoyed by two straight wins. They enjoyed a cozy 40-26 victory over Mt. Whitney on Tuesday. That's two games straight that the Panthers have won by exactly 14 points.
Meanwhile, Monache entered their tilt with Golden West on Tuesday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They blew past the Trailblazers 79-14. The Marauders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten games by 32 points or more this season.
Monache pushed their record up to 19-7 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.8 points per game. As for Porterville, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-17 record this season.
Porterville took a serious blow against Monache in their previous meeting back in January, falling 79-32. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Monache's Milly Rojas, who shot 5-for-8 from downtown and almost dropped a double-double on 36 points and nine rebounds. Now that Porterville knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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