The Grove City Eagles will face off against the Farrell Steelers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Grove City is coming into the contest hot, having won their last seven games.
Grove City will bounce into Tuesday's match after beating Meadville, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Grove City came out on top in a nail-biter against Meadville on Friday, sneaking past 72-70. The win was all the more spectacular given the Eagles' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 18th).
Meanwhile, Farrell didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Sewickley Academy on Sunday, but they still walked away with a 58-54 victory.
Grove City's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.3 points per game. As for Farrell, their victory bumped their record up to 2-4.
Grove City and Farrell were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in February of 2018, but Grove City came up empty-handed after a 43-42 loss. Can Grove City avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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