The Bellwood-Antis Blue Devils are taking a road trip to square off against the Central Cambria Red Devils at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Bellwood-Antis has struggled recently with 16 losses in a row, while Central Cambria will arrive with three straight victories.
Bellwood-Antis is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Hollidaysburg on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Bellwood-Antis was dealt a 59-28 defeat at the hands of Hollidaysburg. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 641st, while the Golden Tigers are ranked 51st).
Meanwhile, it may have taken double overtime to finish the job, but Central Cambria ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They came out on top against Bedford by a score of 68-61.
Central Cambria has also been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.0 points per game. As for Bellwood-Antis, their loss dropped their record down to 0-16.
Bellwood-Antis didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Central Cambria when the teams last played back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 50-44 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Central Cambria's Grady Snyder, who posted 23 points in addition to eight boards and three steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Bellwood-Antis still be able to contain Snyder? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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