The Patton Panthers will head out to face off against the Lincolnton Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Thursday, Patton came up short against West Caldwell and fell 72-63. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 385th, while the Warriors are ranked 139th).
Meanwhile, Lincolnton had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.8 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Cavaliers as they made off with a 91-65 win. The Wolves' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Lincolnton's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for Patton, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
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