The fifth meeting between the Brainerd Panthers and the Central Purple Pounders will be held at Chattanooga State on Monday night with the tipoff set for 7 p.m.
This upcoming game will be the biggest to date as it's for the Region 3-AA boys championship.
Monday's winner will be at home on Tuesday for a sectional game while the loser will be on the road Tuesday night.
Brainerd won both regular-season games as the Panthers won the District 6-AA regular season with a perfect 12-0 record, but Central was victorious at the Best of Preps tournament at Chattanooga State following Christmas and the Pounders also picked up a 60-59 win in the District tournament finals at Red Bank last week.
(Email John Hunt at nomarathonmoose@Comcast.net)