The West Allegheny Indians will face off against the New Castle Hurricanes at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Monday, West Allegheny was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 53-49 to Moon Area. While the Indians didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Tigers 16-9 in the first quarter.
Meanwhile, New Castle was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They received a blow as they fell 49-30 to Mars. While losing is never fun, the Hurricanes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 416th, while the Fightin' Planets are ranked 89th).
New Castle's loss dropped their record down to 3-11. As for West Allegheny, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-9 record this season.
West Allegheny took their victory against New Castle in their previous matchup back in January by a conclusive 67-42. Does West Allegheny have another victory up their sleeve, or will New Castle turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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