Two dominant guards in Chris Uwayo and Colt Langdon are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Panther Creek Catamounts will head out on the road to square off against the Millbrook Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a ten-game winning streak alive.
With a playoff game on the line, Panther Creek rose to the challenge on Friday. They snuck past the Tigers with a 67-61 victory. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Meanwhile, Millbrook stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They blew past Clayton, posting a 88-59 victory at home. Given Millbrook's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 16th, while Clayton is ranked 64th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Millbrook's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Langdon, who scored 26 points along with seven rebounds. Langdon is crushing the point category: he's posted at least 15 every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Blake Bartney, who scored 17 points along with five rebounds.
Panther Creek is on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 18 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 24-5 record this season. As for Millbrook, their victory was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-7.
Panther Creek came out on top in a nail-biter against Millbrook when the teams last played back in March of 2022, sneaking past 64-61. Does Panther Creek have another victory up their sleeve, or will Millbrook turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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