Friday, January 7, the Griffith Lady Panthers faced the Valparaiso Wheeler Bearcats. The Panthers won the close game 36 to 33, with points scored by; Cierra Pipkins (3), Chloe Smith (4), Peyton Willis (3), Ella Rasberry (17), and Marisa Esquivel (9). It was a close game with only a difference of about one point each quarter. The points scored that led the Panthers to victory were Ella Rasberry’s, assisted by Kelsey Price, and Marisa Esquivel.