A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Kenton Wildcats face off against the McComb Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday... Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Kenton and ten for McComb dating back to last season.
Kenton is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Elida on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Kenton had to suffer through a 63-29 loss at the hands of Elida. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 693rd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 256th).
Meanwhile, McComb was beaten by Miller City 73-26 on Saturday.
McComb's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Kenton, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Kenton didn't have too much breathing room in their match against McComb when the teams last played back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 57-53 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kenton 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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