The Porterville Panthers and the Coalinga Horned Toads will face off at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest, having both just played. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While Porterville didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They strolled past East Bakersfield with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 50-32.
Meanwhile, Coalinga didn't have too much trouble with Arvin on Friday as they won 56-39.
Coalinga has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.0 points over those games. As for Porterville, their victory bumped their record up to 8-4.
Porterville beat Coalinga 57-47 when the teams last played back in November. Do the Panthers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Horned Toads turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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