A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Pilot Grove Tigers face off against the Prairie Home Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday... Pilot Grove has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight losses, while Prairie Home will come in with three straight victories.
Pilot Grove came up short against New Franklin on Tuesday, falling 55-31. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 446th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 140th).
Meanwhile, Prairie Home won against Bunceton on Wednesday with 53 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Wednesday. Prairie Home secured a 53-49 W over Otterville. That's two games straight that the Panthers have won by exactly four points.
Pilot Grove's defeat dropped their record down to 3-15. As for Prairie Home, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
Everything went Pilot Grove's way against Prairie Home in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, as Pilot Grove made off with a 73-48 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pilot Grove since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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