A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Red Lion Lions take on the William Penn Bearcats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday...
Red Lion will head out to face William Penn after giving up their first home loss of the season two weeks ago. Red Lion took a blow against Central York, falling 81-54. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 120th, while the Panthers are ranked second).
Meanwhile, William Penn earned a 53-42 win over Harrisburg on Saturday. The 53-point effort marked the Bearcats' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
William Penn's win came from a few key players Red Lion will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Tyson Smith, who posted 13 points. He is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Rashard Miller, who put up 13 points.
The victory made it two in a row for William Penn and bumps their season record up to 5-4. As for Red Lion, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-1.
Red Lion was able to grind out a solid win over William Penn in their previous matchup back in February, winning 66-56. The rematch might be a little tougher for Red Lion since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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