A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Pine Island Panthers challenge the Goodhue Wildcats at 7:15 p.m. on Friday... One thing working in Pine Island's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 16 games.
Last Tuesday, Pine Island came up short against Stewartville and fell 65-55. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 67th, while the Tigers are ranked 16th).
Meanwhile, Goodhue got the win against Zumbrota-Mazeppa on Tuesday by a conclusive 70-50. The Wildcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matches by 20 points or more this season.
Pine Island has also been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-9 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.3 points per game. As for Goodhue, they pushed their record up to 15-7 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Pine Island beat Goodhue 83-71 in their previous meeting back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pine Island since the team 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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