Palmyra hasn't had much luck against Auburn recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Palmyra Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Auburn Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Palmyra is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They lost 46-22 to Mead. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 210th, while the Raiders are ranked 93rd).
Despite the defeat, Palmyra had strong showings from Kobee Martin, who posted seven points, and Jacob Hippen, who had four points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Auburn came up short against Ashland-Greenwood on Thursday and fell 51-42.
Auburn's loss dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Palmyra, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
Palmyra was taken down by Auburn 79-24 in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Palmyra was down 43-15.
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