Abington Friends came up into this matchup off a tough 26-point loss back in December of 2024. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Carver High School of Engineering & Science by a score of 64-62 on Friday. While losing is never fun, Abington Friends can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 268th, while Carver High School of Engineering & Science is ranked 127th).
It was another big night for Fareed Brown, who posted 22 points for Carver High School of Engineering & Science. Brown's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Sahin Rodriguez, who had 11 points.
This is the second loss in a row for Abington Friends and nudges their season record down to 2-6. As for Carver High School of Engineering & Science, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
Abington Friends will challenge Shipley at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Shipley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.9 points per game this season. As for Carver High School of Engineering & Science, they and Paul Robeson will face off at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Paul Robeson knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven matchups -- so hopefully Carver High School of Engineering & Science likes a good challenge.
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