The Van Alstyne Panthers will challenge the Panther Creek Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Van Alstyne has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with eight straight losses, while Panther Creek will come in with seven straight victories.
On Tuesday, Van Alstyne didn't have quite enough to beat Aubrey and fell 56-54. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 762nd, while the Chaparrals are ranked 171st).
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Panther Creek took on Celina on Tuesday. Panther Creek walked away with a 71-62 win over Celina. The score was all tied up 30-30 at the break, but the Panthers were the better team in the second half.
Panther Creek has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.5 points per game. As for Van Alstyne, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-22.
Van Alstyne was taken down by Panther Creek 75-39 when the teams last played on January 7th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Panther Creek's SABIEN MCGRAW, who went 6 for 12 on his way to 21 points. Now that Van Alstyne knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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