After both having extra time off, the Panther Creek Catamounts and the Lee County Trojans will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. Panther Creek is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50 points per game this season.
Panther Creek is headed out in good spirits considering the team just ended their winless streak on the road against Apex two weeks ago. Panther Creek walked away with a 50-40 win over Apex. Given the Catamounts' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 219th, while the Cougars are ranked 465th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Panther Creek's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Lilah Penigar, who posted 13 points and four steals. Another player making a difference was Wynne Kinahan, who earned nine points and six rebounds.
Panther Creek smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in eight consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lee County). They managed a 68-62 victory over Spencer last Saturday.
Lee County now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Panther Creek, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
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