Basketball Game Preview: George School Cougars vs. Phelps Lions

A feisty cat fight will be fought when the George School Cougars take on the Phelps Lions at 1:00 p.m. on Friday... Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

George School easily dispatched Kiski School on Friday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. George School fell just short of Peddie by a score of 68-65 on Saturday.

Meanwhile, Phelps was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 93-78 bruising from Perkiomen School. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Saturday (55), the Lions still had to take the loss.

Phelps' defeat dropped their record down to 4-10. As for George School, their loss dropped their record down to 8-2.

George School took their victory against Phelps when the teams last played back in February of 2023 by a conclusive 80-56. The rematch might be a little tougher for George School since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.