Basketball Game Preview: Hempfield Black Knights vs. Dallastown Wildcats

The Hempfield Black Knights are taking a road trip to take on the Dallastown Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hempfield will be strutting in after a victory while Dallastown will be coming in after a loss.

Hempfield will head into Saturday's match on the come-up: they were handed a 20-point defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Saturday. They skirted past Cedar Cliff 41-39.

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Dallastown faced off against William Penn on Tuesday. Dallastown fell to William Penn 70-64. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Hempfield's win bumped their record up to 3-11. As for Dallastown, their loss dropped their record down to 9-7.

Hempfield beat Dallastown 52-41 when the teams last played back in January of 2021. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hempfield since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.