A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Pelion Panthers face off against the Ninety Six Wildcats at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday... Ninety Six took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Pelion, who comes in off a win.
Pelion will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Columbia, who they had gone 0-6 against in their six prior meetings. Pelion came out on top against Columbia by a score of 40-27 on Monday.
Meanwhile, Ninety Six was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were three points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 30-27 heartbreaker at the hands of Crescent. The match marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Pelion will have to contain Janiyah Squire as she made an impact in Ninety Six's last game. She dropped a double-double on 20 points and 13 rebounds. That was a full 74.1% of Ninety Six's points, marking the sixth time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points.
Even though they lost, Ninety Six smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in six consecutive contests.
Pelion is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.2 points per game. As for Ninety Six, they suffered their first home loss, dropping their record down to 4-4.
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