Pennington is 1-9 against Locust Fork since December of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Pennington Tigers will host the Locust Fork Hornets at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Pennington is headed into the contest having just posted their closest win since December 12, 2023 on Tuesday. They skirted past Holly Pond 43-41. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
Meanwhile, Locust Fork waltzed into their game on Tuesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. Everything went their way against the Eagles as they made off with a 78-56 victory. The Hornets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Pennington's win bumped their record up to 9-6-1. As for Locust Fork, they pushed their record up to 12-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road.
Pennington might still be hurting after the 81-61 defeat they got from Locust Fork when the teams last played back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Locust Fork's Levi White, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and 13 boards. Now that Pennington knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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