The Ligonier Valley Rams are taking a road trip to challenge the Waynesburg Central Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Wednesday, Ligonier Valley came up short against Southmoreland and fell 64-53. The Rams have struggled against the Scotties recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Waynesburg Central also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Southmoreland by a score of 72-62. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 664th, while the Scotties are ranked 212th).
Ligonier Valley's loss dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Waynesburg Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-9.
Ligonier Valley took their win against Waynesburg Central in their previous meeting back in December of 2016 by a conclusive 77-55. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ligonier Valley since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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