Basketball Recap: Porterville Piles Up the Points Against Immanuel

Panthers

Margin (Wins)

12/26/24 vs El Diamante	43
12/28/24 vs Monache	37
01/03/25 vs Immanuel	27
12/27/24 vs Golden West	23
12/30/24 vs Tulare Union	22

Porterville had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 31.3 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They breezed by the Immanuel Eagles to the tune of 79-52. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 22 points or more this season.

Despite the loss, Immanuel still got an impressive performance from Caden Joseph, who posted 12 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brock Beshwate, who put up 12 points.

Porterville pushed their record up to 12-6 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.3 points per game. As for Immanuel, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-10 record this season.

Porterville didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 63-56 victory against Redwood on the 7th. As for Immanuel, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 60-46 loss against Sierra on the 8th.