Northeastern is 0-6 against Red Lion since January of 2021 but things could change on Friday. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Northeastern Bobcats take on the Red Lion Lions at 7:00 p.m.
Last Wednesday, Northeastern was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 55-50 to Dallastown. While losing is never fun, the Bobcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 386th, while the Wildcats are ranked 26th).
01/29/25 vs Dallastown | 19 |
02/28/24 vs Manheim Township | 17 |
01/27/24 @ Dover | 16 |
12/28/24 vs Mechanicsburg | 16 |
12/10/24 vs New Oxford | 16 |
Nylah Davis put forth a good effort for the losing side as she posted 19 points. Those 19 points gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Lauralye Kennedy, who had 11 points.
Meanwhile, Red Lion entered their tilt with South Western on Wednesday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They walked away with a 53-45 victory over the Mustangs.
Red Lion pushed their record up to 20-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.1 points per game. As for Northeastern, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-14.
Northeastern ended up a good deal behind Red Lion when the teams last played on January 13th, losing 46-29. Can Northeastern avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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