Upper St. Clair won the last time they faced Hempfield Area and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Upper St. Clair Panthers strolled past the Hempfield Area Spartans with points to spare, taking the game 55-38. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Spartans are ranked 240th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Upper St. Clair is also on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.4 points per game. As for Hempfield Area, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-12.
Upper St. Clair will host Mt. Lebanon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mt. Lebanon knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Upper St. Clair likes a good challenge. Hempfield Area has already played their next game (against Norwin), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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