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| 01/09/26 - Home | 67-54 W |
| 01/10/25 - Away | 55-73 L |
| 02/02/24 - Away | 65-58 W |
| 01/31/23 - Home | 71-74 L |
| 01/10/23 - Away | 81-55 W |
| + 5 more games |
J.P. McCaskey and Hempfield are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2021, but not for long. The Red Tornado will head out to take on the Black Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. J.P. McCaskey has given up an average of 62.5 points per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
On Saturday, J.P. McCaskey lost to Milton Hershey at home by a 64-49 margin. While losing is never fun, the Red Tornado can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 253rd, while the Spartans are ranked 50th).
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Hempfield over Ephrata in every quarter on their way to victory on Monday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Black Knights blew the Mountaineers out of the water with a 49-22 final score. The Black Knights pushed the score to 38-18 by the end of the third, a deficit the Mountaineers had little chance of recovering from.
J.P. McCaskey now has a losing record of 9-10. As for Hempfield, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-11.
J.P. McCaskey beat Hempfield 67-54 in their previous meeting back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Red Tornado since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
