The White House Blue Devils will venture away from home to face off against the Portland Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. White House is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.9 points per game this season.
Last Friday, White House beat Macon County 58-51. The victory continues a trend for the Blue Devils in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now won four in a row.
Kenny Holt
| 01/28/25 vs Macon County | 17 |
| 12/03/24 vs Westmoreland | 17 |
| 02/14/25 @ Macon County | 16 |
| 01/17/25 vs Greenbrier | 15 |
| 02/07/25 vs Station Camp | 13 |
| + 20 more games |
White House got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Kenny Holt out in front who went 5-for-9 en route to 16 points. Holt has become a key player for White House: the team is undefeated when he posts at least 15 points, but 7-16 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Louis Taylor, who posted 16 points and seven boards.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Portland duked it out with Greenbrier on Friday. Portland fell just short of Greenbrier by a score of 64-61. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Panthers have suffered against the Bobcats since February 8, 2022.
White House will have to keep a close watch on Tristan Calvert and Keilen Dalton, a pair of players who had a big impact on Portland's prior game. Calvert went 6-for-13 on his way to 12 points, while Dalton went 7-for-9 to rack up 18 points and seven rebounds. Calvert continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Jay Guthrie also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.
Portland's loss dropped their record down to 12-14. As for White House, their victory bumped their record up to 11-16.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: White House has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 23.6 boards per game. However, it's not like Portland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 28 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
White House couldn't quite finish off Portland in their previous matchup last Tuesday and fell 50-48. Can White House avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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