Pana lost against Hillsboro back in February, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Pana Panthers were beaten by the Hillsboro Hiltoppers 66-29. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 383rd, while the Hiltoppers are ranked 148th).
Despite the loss, Pana still got an impressive performance from Delaney Hackler, who posted nine points.
Hillsboro was led to victory by Tatum Christian and Kearstynn Davis. Christian went 6 of 9 on her way to 14 points and six steals, while Davis went 5 of 10 on her way to 10 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. Christian continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Peyton Christian, who put up eight points.
Pana's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-5. As for Hillsboro, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-3.
Pana didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 66-46 defeat against Mt. Zion on the 7th. As for Hillsboro, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 63-39 victory against Salem on the 7th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
