The Bishop McDevitt Crusaders will take on the Boiling Springs Bubblers in a holiday battle at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Bishop McDevitt knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Boiling Springs likes a good challenge.
Bishop McDevitt will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Trinity, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. The Crusaders walked away with a 68-60 victory over the Shamrocks on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Boiling Springs suffered their closest defeat since February 20th on Tuesday. They fell just short of Camp Hill by a score of 52-50. The Bubblers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Bishop McDevitt will have to contain Ethan Yenser as he made an impact in Boiling Springs' last game. He posted 20 points. That was a full 40% of Boiling Springs' points, marking the eighth time in a row Yenser has earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Isaac Kimmel, who scored eight points.
Boiling Springs' loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Bishop McDevitt, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Bishop McDevitt beat Boiling Springs 70-62 in their previous meeting back in February. Do the Crusaders have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bubblers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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