Yough is 0-10 against Elizabeth Forward since January of 2017 but things could change on Monday. The Yough Cougars are taking a road trip to take on the Elizabeth Forward Warriors at 7:30 p.m.
Last Thursday, Yough was beaten by South Park 55-18. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 382nd, while the Eagles are ranked 96th).
Meanwhile, Elizabeth Forward had already won 14 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.1 points) and they went ahead and made it 15 on Saturday. They skirted past Kennedy Catholic 52-50.
Elizabeth Forward's win came from a few key players Yough will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Kaelynn Settles, who posted 13 points. Another player making a difference was Kaylin Staszak, who scored 11 points.
Elizabeth Forward pushed their record up to 16-3 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.1 points per game. As for Yough, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-7.
Yough was taken down by Elizabeth Forward 56-21 in their previous matchup back in January. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Yough was down 42-8.
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