PRAIRIE VIEW - Prairie View A&M is set to face off against Southern University Jaguars on Monday, January 6, 2025, aiming to improve on their season standing. With a current record of 2-12 overall but an encouraging 1-0 in the SWAC, the Panthers are driven by a mix of experience and youthful energy under Coach Byron Smith.

The last encounter between the Prairie View Panthers and the Southern Jaguars ended in a tight 77-71 defeat for the Panthers on their home court on February 17, 2024. The Jaguars, maintaining strong momentum this season under Coach Kevin Johnson, hold an overall advantage in head-to-head meetings since 2011 with a series lead of 15-12.

Prairie View's performance this season will heavily rely on standout players such as Tanahj Pettway, a graduate student guard from Worcester, Massachusetts, who is currently averaging 15.5 points per game. Alongside him, forward Marcel Bryant from Austin, Texas, and grad student guard Jordan Tillmon from Pine Bluff, Ark., both add depth and skill to the Panthers' lineup.

The Jaguars bring strong competition with key players such as redshirt sophomore guard Jordan Johnson, averaging 10.4 points per game, and junior guard Michael Jacobs, with 9.8 points per game. These anticipated matchups are expected to be central to the dynamics of the game.

As preparations for the game intensify, the Prairie View community rallies behind their Panthers, hopeful for a season-redefining victory against their conference rivals. Both teams possess the tenacity and skill expected to lead to an electrifying confrontation on the court.

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