The Newberry Panthers will face off against the Buchholz Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Buchholz took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Newberry, who comes in off a win.
It was a proper cat-fight when Newberry duked it out with Columbia on Tuesday. The Panthers claimed a resounding 61-28 win over the Tigers. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 43-19.
Brandy Whitfield
| 11/18/25 vs Columbia | 29 |
| 11/17/25 @ Santa Fe | 34 |
| 02/13/25 vs Andrew Jackson | 29 |
| 02/08/25 vs Bradford | 23 |
| 02/06/25 vs Baldwin | 41 |
| + 19 more games |
Newberry's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Brandy Whitfield, who posted 29 points and five steals, and Destiny Neal, who put up 24 points. The contest was Whitfield's 24th in a row with at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Jada Brown, who scored eight points.
Meanwhile, Buchholz unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They were beaten by Tocoi Creek 75-38 on Wednesday. The Bobcats have struggled against the Toros recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Newberry couldn't quite get it done against Buchholz when the teams last played back in January as they fell 64-54. Can the Panthers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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