The Apex Friendship Patriots will venture away from home to face off against the Panther Creek Catamounts at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Apex Friendship's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
Apex Friendship is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Apex: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Patriots blew the Cougars out of the water with a 72-32 final score. With the Patriots ahead 49-20 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Panther Creek has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were a single point away from ending the streak, but they lost a 49-48 heartbreaker at the hands of Hillside. The contest marked the Catamounts' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Apex Friendship will need to focus on slowing down Zy'Vaun Puckett, one of several Panther Creek players who made an impact when they last played. He shot 40% from the field on his way to 16 points. The matchup was Puckett's third in a row with at least 16 points. Savion Mitchell was another key player, dropping a double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds.
Apex Friendship pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. The team's perfect season has a lot to do with their offensive performance: the team's won by an average of 32 points thus far. As for Panther Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-4.
Apex Friendship strolled past Panther Creek in their previous matchup back in February by a score of 65-50. Do the Patriots have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Catamounts turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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