Gainesville suffered their biggest loss since December 20, 2024 on Tuesday. They came up short against the Panther Creek Panthers, falling 86-65. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (59), the Leopards still had to take the loss.
Panther Creek's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from XAVIER RAINWATER, who went 6 of 8 en route to 16 points. The dominant performance gave RAINWATER a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was SABIEN MCGRAW, who posted 18 points.
Gainesville's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-14. As for Panther Creek, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-8.
Gainesville will be playing at home against Lake Dallas at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The timing isn't great for Gainesville: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Lake Dallas has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road. As for Panther Creek, they will head out to take on Sanger at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Panther Creek is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 64.4 points per game this season.
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