The Harrisburg Cougars will head out to take on the Carlisle Thundering Herd at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Monday, Harrisburg came up short against Central Dauphin and fell 73-66. 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 250th, while the Rams are ranked 16th).
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Carlisle on Monday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Central Dauphin East out of the water with a 73-42 final score. The Thundering Herd have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matches by 27 points or more this season.
Carlisle's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-5. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.8 points per game. As for Harrisburg, their loss dropped their record down to 6-12.
Harrisburg couldn't quite finish off Carlisle in their previous matchup on January 7th and fell 57-55. Can Harrisburg avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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