Basketball Game Preview: Bensalem Fighting Owls vs. Owen J. Roberts Wildcats

The Bensalem Fighting Owls will face off against the Owen J. Roberts Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Last Friday, Bensalem had to suffer through a 74-42 loss at the hands of Plymouth Whitemarsh. While losing is never fun, the Fighting Owls can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 150th, while the Colonials are ranked 29th).

Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Aidan Mayfield, who posted 11 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Eberhardt, who put up four points and four steals.

Meanwhile, it's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Owen J. Roberts can now relate to. They came up short against the Phantoms on Wednesday, falling 71-46. The loss continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Phantoms: they've now lost eight in a row.

Bensalem's defeat dropped their record down to 14-9. As for Owen J. Roberts, their loss dropped their record down to 12-11.