The Pike Valley Panthers will venture away from home to face off against the Lincoln Leopards at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Lincoln took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Pike Valley, who comes in off a win.
Pike Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat Natoma 55-22. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Panthers had established a 20 point advantage.
| 02/04/25 @ Natoma | 10 |
| 01/03/25 vs Centre | 5 |
| 12/05/23 vs Washington County | 5 |
| 12/14/24 vs Wakefield | 4 |
| 12/15/23 @ Sylvan-Lucas | 3 |
Pike Valley can attribute much of their success to Kylie Loring, who went 9 of 22 on her way to 25 points and six boards, and Breanna Reeves, who dropped a triple-double on 11 points, 12 rebounds, and ten assists. Those ten assists gave Reeves a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexis Martin, who posted 11 points in addition to five boards and three steals.
Pike Valley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their offensive rebound total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Lincoln was beaten by Stockton 48-17 on Tuesday. The game marked the Leopards' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Pike Valley has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for Lincoln, their loss dropped their record down to 6-6.
Pike Valley was able to grind out a solid victory over Lincoln when the teams last played back in February of 2024, winning 44-34. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pike Valley since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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