The Portal Panthers will be playing at home against the Early County Bobcats at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Portal will be looking to keep their 27-game home win streak (dating back to last season) alive.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Portal walked away with it. They really took it to the Indians for the full four quarters, racking up a 85-41 win at home. Portal has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 contests by 20 points or more this season.
Portal had a senior duo take command as Elijah Coleman almost dropped a triple-double on 25 points, nine assists, and 12 steals and Joseph Thomas scored 31 points along with two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Coleman has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Marion Tremble, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 13 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Early County was able to grind out a solid win over Wilcox County on Wednesday, taking the game 57-46. Given Early County's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 150th, while Wilcox County is ranked 335th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Portal's victory bumped their record up to 27-1. As for Early County, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-10 record this season.
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