Elizabeth Forward is 1-9 against Belle Vernon since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Elizabeth Forward Warriors will head out on the road to square off against the Belle Vernon Leopards at 7:00 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Elizabeth Forward's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Sunday after their third straight loss. They took a 63-47 bruising from Montour. While losing is never fun, Elizabeth Forward can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 110th, while Montour is ranked 15th).
Belle Vernon suffered their closest defeat yet this season on Thursday. They fell just short of Albert Gallatin by a score of 70-67. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Elizabeth Forward's defeat dropped their record down to 7-4. As for Belle Vernon, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which bumped their record down to 7-3.
Elizabeth Forward came out on top in a nail-biter against Belle Vernon in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, sneaking past 72-70. Will Elizabeth Forward repeat their success, or does Belle Vernon have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
