Having just played yesterday, the Paint Branch Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Walter Johnson Wildcats at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Paint Branch is coming into the game on a six-game losing streak.
It was a proper cat-fight when Paint Branch took on Northwest on Thursday. Paint Branch was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 67-66 to Northwest.
Meanwhile, Walter Johnson played a tough match on Wednesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 78-52 to Whitman. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland basketball rankings (they are ranked 259th, while the Vikings are ranked 48th).
Paint Branch's defeat dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Walter Johnson, their loss was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-9.
Everything went Paint Branch's way against Walter Johnson in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, as Paint Branch made off with a 78-57 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Paint Branch since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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