The McConnellsburg Spartans will venture away from home to face off against the Northern Bedford County Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
McConnellsburg took a loss when they played away from home last Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They put the hurt on Southern Fulton with a sharp 58-37 win. The Spartans haven't had any issues with the Indians recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Northern Bedford County's strategy against Claysburg-Kimmel on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Northern Bedford County blew Claysburg-Kimmel out of the water with a 55-26 final score. The Panthers pushed the score to 45-19 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bulldogs had little chance of recovering from.
The win made it two in a row for Northern Bedford County and bumps their season record up to 9-12. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 31.5 points. As for McConnellsburg, they pushed their record up to 15-6 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
McConnellsburg skirted past Northern Bedford County 39-37 when the teams last played back in December of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for McConnellsburg since the squad 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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