Owen J. Roberts is on a three-game streak of home losses, Boyertown an 11-game streak of away losses (dating back to last season), but someone's luck is about to change. The Owen J. Roberts Wildcats will take on the Boyertown Bears at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Saturday, Owen J. Roberts came up short against Downingtown East and fell 46-33. While losing is never fun, Owen J. Roberts can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 367th, while Downingtown East is ranked 173rd).
Boyertown suffered their biggest loss since December 13, 2023 on Saturday. They were outmatched by Manheim Township at home and fell 51-23. Boyertown was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 25-3.
Boyertown's defeat came about despite a quality game from Madelyn Weaver, who scored 13 points along with two steals. Weaver has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last five times she's played.
Owen J. Roberts' defeat dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Boyertown, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-11.
Everything went Owen J. Roberts' way against Boyertown in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 as Owen J. Roberts made off with a 49-26 win. Will Owen J. Roberts repeat their success, or does Boyertown have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.