The Lanett Panthers are taking a road trip to challenge the Loachapoka Indians at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Lanett will be strutting in after a win while Loachapoka will be coming in after a defeat.
Lanett will head into Saturday's game on the come-up: they were handed a 28-point loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Saturday. They skirted past Lee-Scott Academy 53-51. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Panthers' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 160th, while the Warriors are ranked 50th).
Meanwhile, Loachapoka didn't have quite enough to beat Beulah on Friday and fell 60-57.
Loachapoka's defeat dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Lanett, their win bumped their record up to 4-8.
Everything went Lanett's way against Loachapoka in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, as Lanett made off with a 77-54 victory. Does Lanett have another victory up their sleeve, or will Loachapoka turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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