A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Pelion Panthers challenge the Ninety Six Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday... Pelion is coming into the game hot, having won their last six games.
If Pelion beats Ninety Six with 53 points on Tuesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Pelion put the hurt on Columbia with a sharp 53-31 victory on Monday. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four contests by 20 points or more this season.
| 01/06/25 vs Columbia | 17 |
| 12/03/24 @ Wagener-Salley | 14 |
| 12/02/24 @ Whitmire | 14 |
| 12/05/24 vs Ridge Spring-Monetta | 12 |
| 01/03/25 vs Swansea | 9 |
Tyshawn Caldwell and Kolton Rogers were among the main playmakers for Pelion as the former went 6 for 11 on his way to 17 points and four steals and the latter almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 15 boards. Those 17 points gave Caldwell a new career-high. Daleon Phillips was another key player, putting up six points.
Pelion smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Ninety Six opened the new year with a less-than-successful 58-45 loss to Crescent. The Wildcats haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Pelion pushed their record up to 11-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Ninety Six, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-8.
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