Basketball Preview: Homer-Center Wildcats vs. Cambria Heights Highlanders
Homer-Center is 7-2 against Cambria Heights since December of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Homer-Center Wildcats are taking a road trip to face off against the Cambria Heights Highlanders at 7:15 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Wednesday, Homer-Center came up short against Conemaugh Township and fell 31-23.
Meanwhile, a victory for Cambria Heights just wasn't in the cards on Wednesday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against Penns Manor, falling 62-36. The Highlanders haven't had much luck with the Comets recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Despite the loss, Cambria Heights got top-tier performance from Sienna Kirsch, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 13 rebounds. That was a full 41.7% of Cambria Heights' points, marking the third time in a row she's scored more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Lilly Karlheim, who scored five points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Homer-Center came up short against Cambria Heights in their previous matchup back in January, falling 60-54. Can Homer-Center avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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