Portland fought the good fight in their overtime match against White House-Heritage on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 55-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of the White House-Heritage Patriots. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Patriots recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Portland's loss came despite strong showings from Nate Honeycutt and Keilen Dalton. Honeycutt went 6 for 15 on his way to 17 points, while Dalton dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Evan Brown, who posted ten points.
Panthers
| 01/03/25 vs White House-Heritage | 49-55 |
| 12/28/24 @ Franklin-Simpson | 63-69 |
| 12/27/24 vs Greenwood | 62-84 |
| 12/21/24 vs Father Ryan | 39-56 |
| 12/17/24 @ Jo Byrns | 52-65 |
Even though they lost, Portland smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in three consecutive contests.
White House-Heritage got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Avery Coles out in front who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds. Jeffrey Whittaker was another key player, putting up 13 points and eight assists.
Portland's loss dropped their record down to 5-9. As for White House-Heritage, they pushed their record up to 12-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Portland will face off against Rossview at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Portland is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.1 points per game this season. As for White House-Heritage, they will take on Gallatin at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. White House-Heritage also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 60.5 points per game.
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