After both having extra time off, the East Pennsboro Panthers and the Northern York Polar Bears will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. East Pennsboro, yet to win a game, are hoping to taste some of the success that has characterized Northern York's (thus far) undefeated season.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 54-19, which was the final score in East Pennsboro's tilt against Middletown two weeks ago.
Meanwhile, the stars were shining brightly for Northern York in a 47-30 victory over Northeastern two weeks ago. Given the Polar Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 41st, while the Bobcats are ranked 460th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Northern York pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 24.9 points. As for East Pennsboro, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
East Pennsboro might still be hurting after the 52-29 loss they got from Northern York in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point East Pennsboro was down 40-13.
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