The Parkland Trojans will head out to challenge the Emmaus Hornets at 8:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Monday, Parkland made easy work of Louis E. Dieruff and carried off a 50-30 win. The Trojans haven't had any issues with the Huskies recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, Emmaus came tearing into Friday's matchup with 19 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They strolled past the Vikings with points to spare, taking the game 54-35. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while the Vikings are ranked 193rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Emmaus pushed their record up to 23-1 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.0 points over those games. As for Parkland, their victory bumped their record up to 15-8.
Parkland came up short against Emmaus when the teams last played last Thursday, falling 53-49. Can Parkland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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