The Porterville Panthers will venture away from home to take on the Tulare Western Mustangs at 2:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
It was a proper cat-fight when Porterville challenged Lemoore on Tuesday. Porterville received a blow as they fell 72-53 to Lemoore. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Tulare Western came up short against Immanuel on Saturday and fell 82-70. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Mustangs came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 356th, while the Eagles are ranked 826th).
Tulare Western's defeat dropped their record down to 7-4. As for Porterville, their loss dropped their record down to 7-5.
Porterville skirted past Tulare Western 54-51 in their previous matchup back in November. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Tulare Western's Malachi Ficher, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and ten boards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Porterville still be able to contain Ficher? There's only one way to find out.
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