The Nickerson Panthers will head out to challenge the Pratt Greenbacks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
It was a proper cat-fight when Nickerson duked it out withHaven on Tuesday. Nickerson was beaten by Haven 62-34. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 286th, while the Wildcats are ranked 30th).
Meanwhile, Pratt unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Saturday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 43-42 to Hoisington. The contest marked the Greenbacks' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Pratt's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-3. As for Nickerson, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-10.
Nickerson ended up a good deal behind Pratt when the teams last played back in February of 2024, losing 61-45. Can Nickerson avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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