The Abbott Panthers will head out to face off against the Jonesboro Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Abbott is coming into the game hot, having won their last five games.
It was a proper cat-fight when Abbott challenged Oglesby on Friday. Abbott escaped with a win against Oglesby by the margin of a single free throw, 35-34.
Meanwhile, Jonesboro had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Gholson, sneaking past 41-39.
Abbott pushed their record up to 12-6 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.3 points over those games. As for Jonesboro, their win bumped their record up to 14-6.
Abbott couldn't quite finish off Jonesboro in their previous matchup back in January and fell 43-41. Can Abbott avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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