Upper Perkiomen is 2-8 against Pottsgrove since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Upper Perkiomen Indians will be playing in front of their home fans against the Pottsgrove Falcons at 6:00 p.m. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Pennsylvania (Upper Perkiomen is ranked 559th, while Pottsgrove is ranked 578th).
Last Thursday, Upper Perkiomen ended up a good deal behind Norristown and lost 50-36. Upper Perkiomen was down 36-16 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Despite the defeat, Upper Perkiomen got a solid performance out of Erin States, who scored 19 points. That was a full 52.8% of Upper Perkiomen's points, marking the fifth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Pottsgrove can finally bid farewell to their six-game losing streak thanks to their game on Monday. They blew past Pottstown 49-21 at home. The victory was just what Pottsgrove needed coming off of a 59-33 defeat in their prior contest.
Jessica Carroll was her usual excellent self, scoring 22 points along with eight rebounds and six steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points she has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Mikayla Eckman, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 16 rebounds.
Upper Perkiomen's loss was their 17th straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-13. That rough patch could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 23.3 points per game. As for Pottsgrove, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-13.
Upper Perkiomen opened the new year with a less-than-successful 35-22 defeat to Pottsgrove. Will Upper Perkiomen have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.
