After both having extra time off, the Penns Valley Area Rams and the Bedford Bisons will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Penns Valley Area is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
Penns Valley Area came up into this matchup off a tough 23-point defeat two weeks ago. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Bellwood-Antis by a score of 54-52 last Friday.
| 12/20/24 vs Bellwood-Antis | 15 |
| 12/11/24 @ Central | 11 |
| 01/12/24 vs Philipsburg-Osceola | 10 |
| 01/25/24 @ Bellefonte | 8 |
| 12/02/24 vs Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy | 7 |
Despite the loss, Penns Valley Area saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Paige Johnson posted 15 points in addition to eight boards and three steals. The dominant performance gave Johnson a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Sydnie Dalton, who had eight points.
Meanwhile, Bedford was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap last Friday as they fell 37-32 to Richland. The Bisons have struggled against the Rams recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Penns Valley Area's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Bedford, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 4-4.
Penns Valley Area didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Bedford in their previous matchup back in January, but they still walked away with a 36-31 victory. Will Penns Valley Area repeat their success, or does Bedford have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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