The Peyton Panthers will face off against the Lyons Lions at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Peyton comes in on 20 and Lyons on four.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Peyton had no problem doing just that on Friday. They blew past the Highlanders 95-15 at home. Peyton has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 17 matchups by 20 points or more this season.
AJ Mannering was her usual excellent self, almost dropping a triple-double on 36 points, nine assists, and ten steals. That makes it 14 consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Peyton's points. Abbie Nickell was another key contributor, scoring 27 points along with six steals and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Lyons sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 35-32 victory over SkyView Academy on Saturday.
Gemma Powell continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 15 points along with five rebounds and two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Gen Newell, who scored a point along with 11 rebounds.
Peyton pushed their record up to 20-0 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home. They've been dominating during the matchups in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 57.8 points. As for Lyons, their win bumped their record up to 10-12.
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