Having just played yesterday, the North Penn Knights will head out on the road to face off against the Methacton Warriors at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. North Penn is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
On Friday, North Penn ended up a good deal behind Neshaminy and lost 70-53. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 274th, while the Skins are ranked 64th).
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Methacton over Pottsgrove in every quarter on their way to victory on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Methacton blew Pottsgrove out of the water with a 67-17 final score. With that victory, the Warriors brought their scoring average up to 50.7 points per game.
North Penn better focus on containing Abby Arnold and Penny Wolf as the pair were huge in Methacton's win. Arnold went 7 for 11 on her way to 18 points and five rebounds, while Wolf went 5 of 9 on her way to 12 points and five steals. Arnold continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Organtini, who posted nine points and three steals.
Methacton was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
North Penn's defeat dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Methacton, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-4.
Everything went North Penn's way against Methacton when the teams last played back in January of 2024, as North Penn made off with a 56-34 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Penn since the squad 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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