The Prairie Heights Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Garrett Railroaders at 6:15 p.m. on Saturday. Prairie Heights is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last seven times Prairie Heights and Lakeland have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Friday. The Panthers took a 36-31 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lakers.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Avery Certain, who dropped a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds. Sydney Lehman also deserves some recognition as she scored her first points of the season.
Meanwhile, Garrett ended up a good deal behind Angola on Tuesday and lost 60-44. The Railroaders haven't had much luck with the Hornets recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Garrett's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Prairie Heights, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Prairie Heights didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Garrett in their previous meeting back in January, but they still walked away with a 41-36 victory. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Railroaders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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