The Southern Huntingdon County Rockets will face off against the Tussey Mountain Titans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Southern Huntingdon County's favor as the squad sits on six straight wins at home while Tussey Mountain has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road.
Last Wednesday, Southern Huntingdon County lost to Claysburg-Kimmel on the road by a 61-42 margin. The Rockets were down 52-29 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Tussey Mountain). They really took it to Rockwood for the full four quarters, racking up an 83-48 win. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 52-23.
Southern Huntingdon County better keep an eye on Gavin Hall. He was instrumental in Tussey Mountain's win, putting up 32 points. Those 32 points gave Hall a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Keegan Traxler, who posted 15 points.
Southern Huntingdon County's loss dropped their record down to 9-7. As for Tussey Mountain, their victory bumped their record up to 7-10.
Southern Huntingdon County strolled past Tussey Mountain when the teams last played on January 7th by a score of 53-34. Does Southern Huntingdon County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Tussey Mountain turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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