Poynette gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Tuesday. They snuck past the Portage Warriors with a 73-67 win. For the Pumas, this counts as revenge for the 46-43 victory the Warriors walked away with the last time they faced one another back in January.
Despite the loss, Portage still got an impressive performance from Elias Vera, who went 11 for 21 en route to 26 points plus two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Aidan Warfield, who had six points plus eight rebounds and three steals.
Portage's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Poynette will host Waterloo at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Portage, they will face off against Jefferson at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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