The Patton Panthers will head out to face off against the R-S Central Hilltoppers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Patton is headed into Tuesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Friday. They lost 51-30 to East Rutherford.
Meanwhile, R-S Central played a tough match on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 58-18 defeat at the hands of Polk County. While losing is never fun, the Hilltoppers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 400th, while the Wolverines are ranked 69th).
Patton will have to contain Lai Flack as she made an impact in R-S Central's last game. She posted 11 points. That was a full 61.1% of R-S Central's points, marking the 18th time in a row she's put up more than a third of the team's points.
R-S Central's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-14. As for Patton, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-16.
Patton came up short against R-S Central in their previous matchup back in January, falling 42-30. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Flack, who had 21 points. Now that Patton knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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