Basketball Game Preview: Station Camp Bison vs. Portland Panthers

Station Camp has gone 9-1 against Portland recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Station Camp Bison will head out to face off against the Portland Panthers at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.

Station Camp is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They walked away with an 84-72 win over Springfield on Tuesday. Given the Bison's advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 127th, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked 306th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Station Camp's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Seth Bailey, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten boards. With that strong performance, Bailey is now averaging an impressive 8.1 rebounds per game. Another player making a difference was Ty Thurston, who went 6 of 7 en route to 16 points along with eight assists and three steals.

Meanwhile, Portland can finally bid farewell to their six-game losing streak thanks to their game on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Sycamore 68-65.

Station Camp has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.5 points per game. As for Portland, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-10.

Station Camp couldn't quite finish off Portland in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 and fell 52-49. Can Station Camp avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.