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| 02/16/24 - Home | 31-52 L |
| 02/17/23 - Away | 38-36 W |
| 02/18/22 - Home | 44-36 W |
| 02/19/21 - Away | 51-37 W |
| 02/21/20 - Home | 63-55 W |
| + 5 more games |
Pioneer and Winamac are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2015, but not for long. The Pioneer Panthers will venture away from home to face off against the Winamac Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Pioneer has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Pioneer is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Saturday as they easily beat Oregon-Davis 64-26. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Meanwhile, Winamac humbled North White with a 64-34 victory. The Warriors have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Winamac's win came from a few key players Pioneer will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jaybin Hines, who posted ten points in addition to six rebounds and three steals. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Justin Potthoff, who went 5-for-9 on his way to 14 points.
Pioneer is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 12-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.6 points over those games. As for Winamac, their victory bumped their record up to 12-8.
Pioneer might still be hurting after the 52-31 defeat they got from Winamac in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Can Pioneer avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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