Metter is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Portal is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Metter Tigers face off against the Portal Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Metter strolled past McIntosh County Academy with points to spare, taking the game 48-32. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 182nd, while the Buccaneers are ranked 378th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Portal didn't have too much trouble with Jenkins County on Monday as they won 42-23.
Metter's victory bumped their record up to 15-2. As for Portal, they are also on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season.
Metter didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Portal when the teams last played back in January, but they still walked away with a 64-58 win. Does Metter have another victory up their sleeve, or will Portal turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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