Portage entered their tilt with Homer-Center on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They enjoyed a cozy 64-47 win over the Homer-Center Wildcats. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 132nd, while the Wildcats are ranked 330th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 02/04/25 vs Homer-Center | 5 |
| 01/17/25 @ Cambria Heights | 4 |
| 12/29/23 vs Richland | 3 |
| 01/08/24 vs United | 3 |
| 01/12/24 vs River Valley | 3 |
Portage got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Bode Layo out in front who went 7 for 14 on his way to 18 points and five steals. The dominant performance gave Layo a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Trae Kargo, who went 7 of 16 en route to 16 points and six assists.
Portage has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for Homer-Center, they dropped their record down to 13-9 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Portage will take on West Shamokin at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. West Shamokin is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57 points per game this season. As for Homer-Center, they will head out on the road to square off against Punxsutawney at 7:30 p.m. on February 12th.
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