A feisty cat fight will be fought as Downingtown East Cougars duke it out with Red Lion Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Downingtown East will be strutting in after a win while Red Lion will be coming in after a loss.
Last Friday, Downingtown East strolled past Cheltenham with points to spare, taking the game 63-49.
Meanwhile, Red Lion and Dallastown squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Red Lion had to settle for second. They fell 46-33 to the Wildcats. The Lions haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Downingtown East will have to keep a close watch on Bekah Sedora and Reagan Smith, a pair of players who had a big impact on Red Lion's prior game. Sedora posted 15 points and three steals, while Smith put up 12 points and seven boards. That's the most rebounds Smith has posted since back in December of 2024.
Downingtown East's victory bumped their record up to 23-5. As for Red Lion, their defeat dropped their record down to 26-3.
Downingtown East didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Red Lion in their previous meeting back in January of 2019, but they still walked away with a 51-45 win. Does Downingtown East have another victory up their sleeve, or will Red Lion turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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