The Orange Panthers will head out to challenge the Edgewood Lions at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Orange has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with six straight defeats, while Edgewood will come in with three straight victories.
Orange is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Boulder City on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Panthers came up short against the Eagles, falling 56-35. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 1105th in California, while the Eagles are ranked 55th in Nevada).
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Edgewood over Samueli Academy in every quarter on their way to victory on Saturday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Lions blew the Firewolves out of the water with a 62-27 final score. The Lions pushed the score to 52-20 by the end of the third, a deficit the Firewolves had no chance of recovering from.
Orange's loss dropped their record down to 5-12. As for Edgewood, their win bumped their record up to 8-6.
Orange was able to grind out a solid victory over Edgewood in their previous meeting back in December of 2015, winning 54-44. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers 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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