The Penns Manor Comets are taking a road trip to face off against the Bishop McCort Crushers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Bishop McCort will be up against a hot Penns Manor squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Penns Manor put the hurt on Southern Huntingdon County with a sharp 48-28 victory on Monday.
Meanwhile, everything went Bishop McCort's way against Bellwood-Antis on Monday as Bishop McCort made off with a 58-35 win. Given the Crushers' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 36th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 246th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Penns Manor's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.5 points over those games. As for Bishop McCort, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-4 record this season.
Penns Manor skirted past Bishop McCort 36-34 in their previous matchup back in February of 2020. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Bishop McCort's Isabella Hunt, who dropped a double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds. Now that she won't be playing on Thursday, will it be easier for Penns Manor to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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