Penasco hasn't had much luck against Pecos recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Penasco Panthers will venture away from home to square off against the Pecos Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Penasco is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52 points per game this season.
Penasco will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Clayton, who they had gone 0-5 against in their five prior meetings. Penasco snuck past Clayton with a 45-40 victory on Friday.
Kaileb Atencio was his usual excellent self, going 6 for 15 on his way to 16 points in addition to five boards and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Nehemiah Chavez, who posted eight points and eight rebounds.
Penasco smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in six consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Pecos was fully in charge on Tuesday, breezing past Academy for Technology and The Classics 67-39. The game marked the Panthers' most dominant win of the season so far.
Pecos has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.3 points per game. As for Penasco, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-6.
Penasco took a serious blow against Pecos when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 77-40. Can Penasco avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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