Basketball Recap: Merryville Piles Up the Points Against Basile

Panthers

Margin (Wins)

01/28/25 vs Elton	58
12/10/24 @ Welsh	49
02/07/25 vs Basile	45
01/17/25 @ DeRidder	44
12/19/24 @ Hackberry	37

Merryville won the last time they faced Basile and things went their way on Friday too. The Merryville Panthers blew past the Basile Bearcats 62-17. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 contests by 20 points or more this season.

Merryville has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.4 points over those games. As for Basile, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-9.

Looking ahead, Merryville will face off against Hamilton Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hamilton Christian will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Merryville surely won't give up without a fight. As for Basile, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Bearcats duke it out with the Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Oberlin's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 14 matchups.