Penn Cambria is 1-9 against Bishop McCort since December of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Penn Cambria Panthers will look to defend their home court against the Bishop McCort Crushers at 6:00 p.m. Penn Cambria will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Pennsylvania Rankings (they are ranked 191st, while Bishop McCort is ranked 25th).
Last Monday, Penn Cambria suffered a tough 64-44 loss at the hands of Westmont Hilltop. Penn Cambria has not had much luck with Westmont Hilltop recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Makenna Mccoy, who scored 12 points. Reagan Ronan was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, Bishop McCort put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Ferndale at home to the tune of 66-16. Bishop McCort has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Bishop McCort's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Ava Zucco, who scored 11 points along with five rebounds and two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Preuss, who scored ten points along with five rebounds.
Penn Cambria's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-9. As for Bishop McCort, they pushed their record up to 20-0 with that win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season.
Penn Cambria took a serious blow against Bishop McCort when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 69-41. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bishop McCort's Gianna Gallucci, who almost dropped a double-double on 30 points and nine rebounds. Now that Penn Cambria knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
