Basketball Game Preview: Shipley vs. Friends' Central

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Previous Games

01/06/26 - Away	48-64 L
01/16/25 - Home	33-54 L
01/25/24 - Away	34-64 L
01/17/23 - Home	48-51 L
01/18/22 - Neutral	31-48 L
+ 5 more games

Shipley and Friends' Central are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2018, but not for long. Shipley will challenge Friends' Central at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

Shipley is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Pennsylvania's top teams: Mercersburg Academy, who was ranked 14th at the time (Shipley was ranked 21st). Shipley took a 62-53 hit to the loss column at the hands of Mercersburg Academy on Friday. Shipley's loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.

Meanwhile, Friends' Central entered their tilt with Upper Dublin on Thursday with 13 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 14. They came within a single point of losing the streak, but they secured a 54-53 W against the Cardinals. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win Friends' Central has posted since December 27, 2025.

Friends' Central's victory bumped their record up to 22-3. As for Shipley, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-7.

Things could have been worse for Shipley, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 64-48 loss to Friends' Central when the teams last played back in January. Can Shipley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.