Make it nine blowout wins for the Panther Creek Catamounts this season. They breezed by Cary at home to the tune of 58-26 on Friday. The victory was nothing new for Panther Creek as they're now sitting on seven straight.
Panther Creek had a senior duo take command as Taylor Barner scored 22 points along with seven rebounds and two steals and Olivia Tucker scored 20 points along with two steals. Barner has been hot recently, having posted 21 or more points the last nine times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kirstin Smalls, who scored two points along with eight rebounds.
When it comes to explaining why Cary lost, one person who can't be blamed is Kyndall Brewington. Despite the final result, she scored 12 points along with two steals.
Panther Creek pushed their record up to 13-4 with that win, which was their 26th straight at home dating back to last season. They've been dominating during the matchups in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 31.2 points. As for Cary, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-10.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Panther Creek will take on the Gators at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Green Level will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 61st, while the Catamounts are ranked 11th). As for Cary, they will be playing in front of their home fans against the Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Apex is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
