The Lewisburg Green Dragons will venture away from home to square off against the Selinsgrove Seals at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Lewisburg will head out to face Selinsgrove after giving up their first home loss of the season on Tuesday. Lewisburg fell to Jersey Shore 57-51.
Meanwhile, it's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Selinsgrove can now relate to. They fell 46-34 to the Bluejays on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Seals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 219th in Pennsylvania, while the Bluejays are ranked 49th in Pennsylvania).
Lewisburg will have to keep a close watch on Madi Merrell and Lissa Kruskie, a pair of players who had a big impact on Selinsgrove's prior game. Merrell went 6-for-15 en route to 13 points, while Kruskie posted ten points in addition to six boards and six steals. Merrell has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last eight times she's played.
Selinsgrove moved to 14-10 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.3 points over those games. As for Lewisburg, they suffered their first home defeat, dropping their record down to 18-6.
Lewisburg was able to grind out a solid win over Selinsgrove in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, winning 39-32. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lewisburg 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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