North Star is 0-4 against Chestnut Ridge since December of 2015 but things could change on Thursday. A feisty cat fight will be fought as the Cougars challenge the Lions at 8:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with North Star sitting on three straight victories and Chestnut Ridge on seven.
North Star is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took down Everett 54-36.
Andy Retassie continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, putting up 25 points in addition to five rebounds and five steals. That makes it seven consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of North Star's points. Another player making a difference was Ethan Smith, who posted 13 points and six boards.
Meanwhile, Chestnut Ridge beat Carrick 72-61 on Friday. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 180th, while the Raiders are ranked 377th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
North Star's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.3 points over those games. As for Chestnut Ridge, their victory bumped their record up to 17-6.
North Star was dealt a bruising 82-52 defeat at the hands of Chestnut Ridge in their previous matchup back in February of 2022. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point North Star was down 49-29.
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