There's no place like home for Northern Potter, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Wednesday. They claimed a resounding 51-20 win over the Smethport Hubbers. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 302nd, while the Hubbers are ranked 653rd), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the loss, Smethport still got an impressive performance from Payton Neff, who posted 14 points and three blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Madelyn McKean, who scored four points.
Northern Potter has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.5 points per game. As for Smethport, they dropped their record down to 1-12 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Northern Potter has already played their next game (against Coudersport), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Smethport has also has no score uploaded for their next contest, this one against Oswayo Valley.
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