The William Penn Bearcats will be taking part in a tournament against the Cumberland Valley Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Cumberland Valley took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on William Penn, who comes in off a win.
William Penn took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They breezed by J.P. McCaskey to the tune of 60-28. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 38-12.
Meanwhile, Cumberland Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 69-38 loss at the hands of Altoona. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 311th, while the Mountain Lions are ranked 37th).
William Penn will need focus on slowing down Payton Basehore, one of several Cumberland Valley players who made an impact when they last played. She posted ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Gracie Sines, who had nine points.
William Penn now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Cumberland Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.
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