Plum is 0-5 against Shaler Area since January of 2015 but things could change on Thursday. The Plum Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the Shaler Area Titans at 7:00 p.m.
Last Friday, Plum came up short against Franklin Regional and fell 60-51. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 319th, while the Panthers are ranked 121st).
Meanwhile, Shaler Area waltzed into their game on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 59-47.
Shaler Area pushed their record up to 14-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.5 points per game. As for Plum, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-9.
Plum suffered a grim 61-40 defeat to Shaler Area in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. Can Plum avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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