Basketball Preview: North Penn-Liberty Mountie vs. Montgomery Red Raiders
North Penn-Liberty is 3-0 against Montgomery since December of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The North Penn-Liberty Mountie will take on the Montgomery Red Raiders in a tournament on Friday. Hopefully North Penn-Liberty focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 24 on Tuesday.
Last Tuesday, North Penn-Liberty came up short against South Williamsport and fell 62-55.
Despite their loss, North Penn-Liberty saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Louis Mercantino, who went 5 for 10 en route to 14 points plus two steals, was perhaps the best of all. Mercantino is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Luke Kreger, who scored 15 points in addition to five rebounds and five steals.
Even though they lost, North Penn-Liberty smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in four consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Montgomery took care of business in their home opener on Wednesday (and then some). They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Columbia Montour Vo-Tech 49-15. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 32-7.
North Penn-Liberty beat Montgomery 57-47 when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Will North Penn-Liberty repeat their success, or does Montgomery have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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