The North Penn Knights will head out on the road to challenge the Abington Galloping Ghosts at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, North Penn didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Upper Moreland, but they still walked away with a 48-42 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Knights.
Meanwhile, Abington had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They skirted past the Skins 44-41. The win was all the more spectacular given the Galloping Ghosts' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 187th, while the Skins are ranked 47th).
Abington has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.3 points per game. As for North Penn, the victory got them back to even at 6-6.
North Penn came up short against Abington in their previous matchup back in February of 2017, falling 51-44. Can North Penn avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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