A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Pine View Panthers take on the Hurricane Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday... Pine View is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.6 points per game this season.
Pine View is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Crimson Cliffs just ended the team's eight-game winning streak on Wednesday. They lost to the Mustangs on the road by a 59-41 margin. The Panthers were down 48-22 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Pine View's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Jelani Odjegba, who went 5 for 11 on his way to 12 points, and Stratton Williams, who posted nine points.
Meanwhile, Hurricane hadn't done well against Snow Canyon recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Hurricane sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 60-58 win over Snow Canyon. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
Pine View better keep an eye on Calan Hughes. He was instrumental in Hurricane's win, almost dropping a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds. Hughes' evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Brigham Kemp was another key player, going 6 of 14 en route to 13 points.
Hurricane's victory bumped their record up to 9-7. As for Pine View, their loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 11-5.
Pine View didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Hurricane in their previous matchup two weeks ago, but they still walked away with a 66-61 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Kemp, who went 6 for 14 on his way to 15 points along with six assists and six boards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Pine View still be able to contain Kemp? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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