Salisbury Township and Saucon Valley are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2021, but not for long. The Salisbury Township Falcons will head out on the road to square off against the Saucon Valley Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Salisbury Township is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Palisades: they outscored them in every quarter. Salisbury Township took down Palisades 44-29 on Friday. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 293rd, while the Pirates are ranked 648th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Saucon Valley entered their tilt with Palisades on Tuesday with 12 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 13. They walked away with a 57-46 win over the Pirates.
Salisbury Township better focus on containing Adam Clark and Jack Robertson as the pair were huge in Saucon Valley's win. Clark dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 rebounds, while Robertson went 6 of 15 on his way to 18 points and three steals. Clark's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Andrew Gilbert, who posted eight points and six boards.
Saucon Valley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in 11 consecutive contests.
Saucon Valley's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-4. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.4 points per game. As for Salisbury Township, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season.
Salisbury Township came up short against Saucon Valley in their previous meeting back in January, falling 53-40. Can Salisbury Township avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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