Basketball Game Preview: Keystone Panthers vs. Brookville Raiders

The Keystone Panthers will face off against the Brookville Raiders at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.

Keystone will bounce into Saturday's match after beating North Clarion, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Keystone came out on top against North Clarion by a score of 46-35 on Thursday.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Brookville). They claimed a resounding 57-22 victory over Union. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 278th, while the Knights/Damsels are ranked 662nd), the result on Thursday wasn't entirely unexpected.

Keystone pushed their record up to 11-7 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.8 points per game. As for Brookville, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.

Keystone came up short against Brookville in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 65-58. Can Keystone avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.