A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Bearcats duke it out with the Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. William Penn is coming into the contest hot, having won their last eight games.
William Penn is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They managed a 49-44 victory over Eastern York. The 49-point effort marked the Bearcats' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
William Penn found their leader in sophomore Nasir Barnes, who posted 25 points. Another player making a difference was Yoziah Romero, who earned 11 points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Red Lion). They came out on top against Manheim Township by a score of 81-71 on Wednesday. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 99th, while the Blue Streaks are ranked 306th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The win made it two in a row for Red Lion and bumps their season record up to 13-3. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.5 points over those games. As for William Penn, they pushed their record up to 17-6 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
William Penn was able to grind out a solid win over Red Lion in their previous matchup back in January, winning 79-68. Will William Penn repeat their success, or does Red Lion have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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