Paradise is on a seven-game streak of home wins, while Ponder is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Paradise Panthers challenge the Ponder Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Paradise's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four matches.
Last Friday, Paradise humbled Callisburg with a 74-35 victory. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten games by 23 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Ponder won against Whitesboro on Tuesday with 54 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Ponder enjoyed a cozy 54-37 win over Valley View. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 424th, while the Eagles are ranked 1197th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ponder has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.3 points per game. As for Paradise, their victory bumped their record up to 20-6.
Paradise beat Ponder 37-24 in their previous matchup on January 3rd. Will Paradise repeat their success, or does Ponder have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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