Basketball Recap: Homer-Center Extends Winning Streak to Five

Wildcats

Previous 5 Games

01/08/25 vs Northern Cambria	47-45
01/07/25 vs Marion Center	61-49
01/02/25 @ Purchase Line	61-36
12/28/24 @ Ferndale	54-36
12/27/24 @ Meyersdale	65-33

Homer-Center waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They had just enough and edged the Northern Cambria Colts out 47-45. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Wildcats have posted against the Colts since February 4, 2021.

Homer-Center has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.4 points per game. As for Northern Cambria, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-4.

Homer-Center will square off against Portage at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Portage is on a four-game streak of home wins, Homer-Center a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. As for Northern Cambria, they will host River Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.