Preview: Rocky Grove Orioles vs. Farrell Steelers
Rocky Grove is 1-9 against Farrell since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Rocky Grove Orioles will be staying on the road to face off against the Farrell Steelers at 6:00 p.m. on March 1st. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
With a playoff game on the line, Rocky Grove rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They walked away with a 60-51 victory over the Cardinals.
Schiffer Anderson had a dynamite game for Rocky Grove, scoring 24 points along with seven assists and two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Anderson has scored all season. Landen Carter was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds.
Meanwhile, Farrell put the finishing touches on their 13th blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They blew past Youngsville 73-25 on the road. Given Farrell's advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 205th, while Youngsville is ranked 702nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Rocky Grove has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for Farrell, their win bumped their record up to 18-5.
Rocky Grove suffered a grim 71-46 defeat to Farrell when the teams last played on February 9th. Can Rocky Grove avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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