Basketball Game Preview: Upper Perkiomen Indians vs. Owen J. Roberts Wildcats

Upper Perkiomen hasn't had much luck against Owen J. Roberts recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Upper Perkiomen Indians will be playing in front of their home fans against the Owen J. Roberts Wildcats at 6:45 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Upper Perkiomen is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 21st straight game dating back to last season on Tuesday. They were outmatched by Pottsgrove and fell 88-35. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 674th, while the Falcons are ranked 81st).

Meanwhile, Owen J. Roberts was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 59-53 to Phoenixville. The defeat continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Phantoms: they've now lost seven in a row.

Owen J. Roberts' loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-9. As for Upper Perkiomen, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.

Upper Perkiomen was dealt a bruising 69-38 loss at the hands of Owen J. Roberts in their previous meeting on January 3rd. Will Upper Perkiomen have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.