Pilot Point is 0-6 against Paradise since January of 2022 but things could change on Tuesday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Pilot Point Bearcats face off against the Paradise Panthers at 7:30 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Pilot Point turned things around against Valley View on Friday. They took down the Eagles 57-42.
Meanwhile, Paradise hadn't done well against Ponder recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Paradise walked away with a 37-24 win over Ponder. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 201st, while the Lions are ranked 472nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Paradise is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.6 points per game. As for Pilot Point, their victory was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 5-7.
Pilot Point might still be hurting after the 75-49 defeat they got from Paradise when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Can Pilot Point avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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