Keystone is 9-1 against Union since February of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Keystone Panthers will square off against the Union Knights/Damsels at 5:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Keystone has seven straight victories, Union has 12 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Tuesday, Keystone took their game with ease, bagging a 57-19 win over East Forest. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 306th, while the Bears are ranked 697th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Isabella Brandon
| 02/04/25 @ East Forest | 5 |
| 02/03/25 vs Union | 9 |
| 02/01/25 vs Brookville | 4 |
| 01/30/25 vs North Clarion | 2 |
| 01/28/25 vs Curwensville | 11 |
| + 17 more games |
Keystone relied on the efforts of Isabella Brandon, who went 5-for-6 to rack up 12 points and five steals, and Ashlee Albright, who posted 11 points in addition to five assists and three steals. Brandon has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 22 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jillian Winters, who scored six points and four steals.
Keystone smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in nine consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Union played a tough contest on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 79-30 loss at the hands of Karns City. The Knights/Damsels were down 59-23 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Keystone's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-7. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 23.7 points over those games. As for Union, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-17.
Everything came up roses for Keystone against Union when the teams last played last Monday, as the team secured a 52-17 win. In that game, Keystone amassed a halftime lead of 35-8, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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