Two dominant guards in Chris Uwayo and Rodmik Allen are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Panther Creek Catamounts will head out on the road to square off against the New Hanover Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Panther Creek comes in on 11 and New Hanover on 30.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Panther Creek walked away with it. They walked away with an 84-73 win over the Wildcats on Tuesday. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
It was another big night for Uwayo, who scored 37 points along with three steals. He is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 17 or more in the last five games he's played. Zy'vaun Puckett was another key contributor, scoring 14 points.
Meanwhile, even though Sanderson scored an imposing 56 points on Tuesday, New Hanover still came out on top. New Hanover snuck past Sanderson with a 60-56 win. Given New Hanover's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked eighth, while Sanderson is ranked 72nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
New Hanover's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Nolan Billings, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds. Billings has been hot recently, having posted ten or more rebounds the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Allen, who scored 22 points.
Panther Creek has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 19 games, which provided a nice bump to their 25-5 record this season. As for New Hanover, they pushed their record up to 30-0 with that victory, which was their 14th straight at home.
Panther Creek came up short against New Hanover in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 56-44. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Allen, who scored 19 points along with six rebounds and two steals. Now that Panther Creek 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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