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An extended four-game road trip continues for the Jordan Panthers as they travel to face the Bell Gardens Lancers on Friday night at 7 p.m.
J-Town is still in search of its first win of the season coming off a 40-0 loss at Hesperia last week, but this matchup looks a lot friendlier on paper for the Panthers.
First-year head coach Rashaad Penny will want to see improvement from his defense, which has allowed 40 or more points in all three games this season.
Bell Gardens (2-1) has won two games in a row: a 14-13 win at Bishop Montgomery followed by a 42-14 win over Estancia last week. Last season, Bell Gardens went 7-4 overall, including a 16-6 loss at Jordan at the same point in the schedule.
