Basketball Game Preview: Episcopal Academy Churchmen vs. William Penn Charter Quakers

The Episcopal Academy Churchmen will take on the William Penn Charter Quakers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

Two weeks ago, Episcopal Academy came up short against Springside Chestnut Hill Academy and fell 57-48. While losing is never fun, the Churchmen can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 176th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 18th).

Meanwhile, William Penn Charter entered their tilt with Haverford School on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They had just enough and edged the Fords out 59-56.

William Penn Charter's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-4. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.0 points per game. As for Episcopal Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-6.

Episcopal Academy lost to William Penn Charter at home by a decisive 67-52 margin in their previous matchup on January 11th. Will Episcopal Academy 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.