Upper Darby is 1-9 against Conestoga since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Upper Darby Royals will venture away from home to square off against the Conestoga Pioneers at 5:15 p.m.
Upper Darby is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Tuesday. They were beaten by Garnet Valley 64-24. While losing is never fun, the Royals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 400th, while the Jaguars are ranked 15th).
Meanwhile, Conestoga waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Aces with a sharp 60-40 victory. The Pioneers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 games by 20 points or more this season.
Conestoga has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.2 points per game. As for Upper Darby, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-8.
Upper Darby might still be hurting after the 58-36 loss they got from Conestoga when the teams last played back in December of 2024. Can Upper Darby avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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