The Pottsgrove Falcons will take on the Upper Moreland Bears at 6:45 p.m. on Saturday. Pottsgrove knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine matches -- so hopefully Upper Moreland likes a good challenge.
Last Thursday, Pottsgrove humbled Pottstown with a 74-46 victory. The Falcons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 23 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Upper Moreland had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They pulled ahead with a 60-59 photo finish over the Spartans. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 83rd, while the Spartans are ranked 290th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pottsgrove pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 21.2 points. As for Upper Moreland, their record is now 9-1.
Pottsgrove and Upper Moreland were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, but Pottsgrove came up empty-handed after a 50-49 loss. Can Pottsgrove avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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