The Chico Panthers will take on the West Park Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Chico's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
Chico will head out to face West Park after giving up their first home loss of the season on Tuesday. Chico took a 67-60 hit to the loss column at the hands of Marysville.
Despite the defeat, Chico had strong showings from Davis Parent, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds, and Magnus Nielsen, who earned 21 points along with five rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Nielsen a new career-high in threes (five). Another player making a difference was Jaden Neugebauer, who scored nine points in addition to seven rebounds.
Even though they lost, Chico smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in seven consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, West Park was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Rio Linda 68-28. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
West Park now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Chico, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Everything came up roses for Chico against West Park when the teams last played back in December of 2021, as the team secured a 71-42 win. Will Chico repeat their success, or does West Park have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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