The Amory Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the West Point Green Wave at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses apiece.
Amory made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Hatley, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Panthers fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 50-48 on Monday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Panthers have suffered against the Tigers since January 15, 2016.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 54-12, which was the final score in West Point's tilt against Booneville on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Green Wave can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Blue Devils are ranked eighth).
West Point's loss dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Amory, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-9-1.
Amory suffered a grim 48-27 defeat to West Point in their previous matchup back in November. Can the Panthers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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