The Waynesburg Central Raiders will venture away from home to square off against the Charleroi Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Waynesburg Central is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Toronto on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Waynesburg Central lost 65-40 to Toronto. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 646th in Pennsylvania, while the Red Knights are ranked 148th in Ohio).
Meanwhile, Charleroi was just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 57-56 to Brownsville.
Waynesburg Central's defeat was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Charleroi, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-5.
Waynesburg Central beat Charleroi 56-44 in their previous meeting back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Waynesburg Central 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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