Abington Friends are taking a road trip to square off against Shipley at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Abington Friends came up into this matchup off a tough 26-point loss back in December of 2024. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Carver High School of Engineering & Science by a score of 64-62 on Friday. While losing is never fun, Abington Friends can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 268th, while Carver High School of Engineering & Science is ranked 127th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Shipley). They claimed a resounding 82-49 victory over Gloucester Catholic. With that win, Shipley brought their scoring average up to 51.9 points per game.
Shipley's win came from a few key players Abington Friends will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jack Naegle, who went 7 of 11 en route to 16 points and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Drew Naegle, who went 6 of 13 on his way to 16 points.
Shipley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in January of 2024.
This is the second loss in a row for Abington Friends and nudges their season record down to 2-6. As for Shipley, their victory bumped their record up to 2-10.
Abington Friends barely slipped by Shipley in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, winning 57-56. The rematch might be a little tougher for Abington Friends since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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