The Pantego Christian Panthers are taking a road trip to challenge the Abilene Christian Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Pantego Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.4 points per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Pantego Christian made easy work of Summit International Prep and carried off a 60-39 win. The Panthers pushed the score to 53-28 by the end of the third, a deficit the Skyhawks cut but never quite recovered from.
| 12/17/24 vs Summit International Prep | 7 |
| 12/14/24 vs Kingdom Collegiate Academy | 2 |
| 12/13/24 vs Christian Life Preparatory | 7 |
| 12/12/24 vs Poetry Community Christian | 5 |
| 12/10/24 vs Chisholm Trail Academy | 3 |
Pantego Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Aj Brooks led the charge by going 5 for 9 on his way to 14 points in addition to seven boards and seven steals. Brooks is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last eight games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Tristan Brown, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds.
Pantego Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in 11 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Abilene Christian beat Wichita Christian 78-68 on Monday.
Abilene Christian's record is now 13-4. As for Pantego Christian, the victory got them back to even at 9-9.
Pantego Christian ended up a good deal behind Abilene Christian in their previous meeting back in November, losing 53-38. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Abilene Christian's Will Camp, who went 10 of 17 on his way to 21 points and eight rebounds. Now that Pantego Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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