After both having extra time off, the Pleasantville Trojans and the Panorama Panthers will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Last Friday, Pleasantville might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Des Moines Christian an easy 59-36 victory. The matchup marked the Trojans' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, Panorama was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They were dealt an 82-40 loss at the hands of Adair-Casey/Guthrie Center. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 288th, while Adair-Casey/Guthrie Center are ranked 56th).
Pleasantville now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Panorama, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Pleasantville suffered a grim 62-38 defeat to Panorama when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Can Pleasantville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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