The Western Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Peru Tigers at 7:45 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Western's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four contests.
Western proved they can win big on Saturday (they won by 24) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 75-72 victory over Rossville. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Panthers have posted since December 12, 2025.
Carter Biggs continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 20-for-28 on his way to 50 points and eight boards. That makes it 13 consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Western's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Grayson Miller, who posted nine points and three steals.
Meanwhile, Peru was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were beaten by Manchester 77-42. The Tigers were down 56-30 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Western's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-10. As for Peru, their loss dropped their record down to 5-12.
Western strolled past Peru when the teams last played back in February of 2025 by a score of 56-37. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers since the team 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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