After both having extra time off, the Sherman Wildcats and the Pine Valley Central Panthers will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 5:30 p.m. on February 29th. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Two weeks ago, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Sherman beat Fredonia 40-35.
Meanwhile, Pine Valley Central came tearing into last Friday's matchup with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.6 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past North Collins 43-18. Pine Valley Central has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matches by 25 points or more this season.
Danielle West continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, almost dropping a double-double on 17 points and nine steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Pine Valley Central's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jessina Miller, who scored six points along with six rebounds and two steals.
The win got Sherman back to even at 5-5. As for Pine Valley Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 12-8 record this season.
Everything went Sherman's way against Pine Valley Central when the teams last played back in March of 2022 as Sherman made off with a 59-37 win. In that game, Sherman amassed a halftime lead of 36-12, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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