Portland hasn't had much luck against Rossview recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Portland Panthers are taking a road trip to square off against the Rossview Hawks at 7:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Portland is headed into Tuesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Friday. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 55-49 heartbreaker at the hands of White House-Heritage. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 239th, while the Patriots are ranked 98th).
Meanwhile, Rossview was not able to break out of their rough patch last Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 63-43 to Centennial.
Rossview's loss dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Portland, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-9.
Portland ended up a good deal behind Rossview in their previous meeting back in November of 2015, losing 47-32. Thankfully for Portland, Austin Jackson (who went 7 of 12 from beyond the arc on his way to 25 points) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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