The Pinnacle Panthers traveled to Green River on Tuesday to once again take on their rivals, the Pirates. Both the boys and girls teams faced-off.
The Lady Pirates brought their A-game and did not let up. The first three quarters flew by without the Lady Panthers able to gain traction. The first quarter went to the Lady Pirates, 19-7. The second and third followed in largely the same fashion with the Lady Pirates in favor with 18-6 and 14-3.
Though the Lady Panthers had been blocked many times throughout the game, they gave a final push back in the fourth quarter and were finally successful in scoring in the double digits, though the Lady Pirates still earned the advantage at 21-13. The game concluded with the Lady Pirates victorious, 72-39.
The boys’ game was a bit tighter in action. The competition began with the Pirates triumphing over the Panthers by two points, 15-13. The second quarter was more of a slaying with the Pirates giving their all and ending on top at 19-6.
The third and fourth quarters ended similarly with scores of 29-22, Pirates in the lead, and 22-15 as the Panthers finally came out over the Pirates. Though they ended one quarter with an advantage, the Panthers ultimately fell to their rivals once more with a final score of 78-63.