Basketball Game Preview: Mount Union Trojans vs. Huntingdon Bearcats

Mount Union hasn't had much luck against Huntingdon recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Mount Union Trojans will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the Huntingdon Bearcats at 6:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.

Mount Union is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took down Northern Bedford County 56-42 on Thursday. The victory was some much needed relief for the Trojans as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.

Mount Union can attribute much of their success to Cailyn Skopic, who almost dropped a double-double on 22 points and nine steals, and Maddie Dimoff, who went 8 of 18 on her way to 24 points along with six boards and five assists. With that strong performance, Dimoff is now averaging an impressive 15.2 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Syneira Cox, who posted six points and three blocks.

They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Mount Union was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Meanwhile, Huntingdon waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They claimed a resounding 63-22 win over the Raiders. That 41 point margin sets a new team best for the Bearcats this season.

Mount Union's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 2-4. As for Huntingdon, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.

Mount Union ended up a good deal behind Huntingdon when the teams last played back in February, losing 49-30. Can Mount Union avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.