Basketball Recap: Chestnut Ridge Beats Philipsburg-Osceola for Their Third Straight Victory

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Previous 3 Games

01/17/25 vs Philipsburg-Osceola	74-63
01/15/25 vs Central Cambria	70-69
01/13/25 vs Bishop McCort	68-55

Chestnut Ridge entered their tilt with Philipsburg-Osceola on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Philipsburg-Osceola Mountaineers by a score of 74-63. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 198th, while the Mountaineers are ranked 584th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Chestnut Ridge pushed their record up to 10-4 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.7 points per game. As for Philipsburg-Osceola, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-11.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Chestnut Ridge and Westmont Hilltop will face off at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Chestnut Ridge has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Philipsburg-Osceola, they are taking a road trip to challenge Moshannon Valley at 6:15 p.m. on Monday.