Hopewell is 2-8 against Beaver since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Hopewell Vikings will take on the Beaver Bobcats at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Two weeks ago, Hopewell took a blow against Avonworth, falling 85-54. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 429th, while the Antelopes are ranked 107th).
Meanwhile, Beaver was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They received a blow as they fell 71-56 to Pine-Richland.
Beaver's loss dropped their record down to 7-3. As for Hopewell, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-5.
Hopewell was dealt a bruising 75-41 defeat at the hands of Beaver when the teams last played back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Beaver's Brady Mayo, who went 10 of 20 on his way to 30 points and four steals. Now that Hopewell knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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