Basketball Preview: Lampeter-Strasburg Pioneers vs. Northern Lebanon Vikings
Lampeter-Strasburg is 10-0 against the Vikings since January of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Lampeter-Strasburg Pioneers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Northern Lebanon Vikings at 7:30 p.m. Lampeter-Strasburg knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past five games -- so hopefully the Vikings like a good challenge.
Last Saturday, Lampeter-Strasburg earned a 65-52 win over the Spartans. Given Lampeter-Strasburg's advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 176th, while the Spartans are ranked 361st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lampeter-Strasburg got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Chase Smucker out in front who went 6 for 8 from beyond the arc en route to 27 points and 0 assists. Smucker hasn't dropped below 15 points for eight straight games. Another player making a difference was Justin Glick, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 13 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Northern Lebanon was beaten by the Crusaders 63-36 on Thursday. Northern Lebanon has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lampeter-Strasburg is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Northern Lebanon, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-10 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Lampeter-Strasburg against the Vikings in their previous meeting back in January as the team secured a 63-32 win. Will Lampeter-Strasburg repeat their success, or do the Vikings have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
