The Pennington Red Hawks will venture away from home to take on Friends Select at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Pennington is headed into the game having just suffered their closest loss since January 27, 2024 on Saturday. They fell just short of Malvern Prep by a score of 55-52. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Red Hawks came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 12th in New Jersey, while the Friars are ranked 62nd in Pennsylvania).
Meanwhile, Friends Select beat Abington Friends 86-78 on Friday. That's two games straight that Friends Select has won by exactly eight points.
Friends Select is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.8 points per game. As for Pennington, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-4.
Pennington couldn't quite finish off Friends Select when the teams last played back in January of 2023 and fell 57-54. Can Pennington avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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