Southwestern was the 53-51 winner over Pana when they last played one another back in February of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Southwestern Piasa Birds fell just short of the Pana Panthers by a score of 43-41 on Friday.
Southwestern lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Ryan Lowis, who went 5 for 10 on his way to 13 points. Another player making a difference was Ian Brantley, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 12 rebounds.
Southwestern's loss dropped their record down to 13-11. As for Pana, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-14.
Southwestern has already played their next contest (against East Alton-Wood River), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Pana didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 55-49 defeat against Gillespie on the 1st.
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