The Uniontown Red Raiders will face off against the North Catholic Trojans at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Uniontown is looking to tack on another W to their 13-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Uniontown walked away with it. They took down the Quakers 64-45 on Friday. Given Uniontown's advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 28th, while Quaker Valley is ranked 255th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Uniontown's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jamire Braxton led the charge by scoring 16 points along with six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaac Ellsworth, who scored 15 points.
Meanwhile, North Catholic stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They blew past Elizabeth Forward 73-53.
Uniontown's victory bumped their record up to 20-3. As for North Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season.
Uniontown won a matchup that couldn't have been any closer when the teams last played back in March of 2023, slipping by North Catholic 55-54. Will Uniontown repeat their success, or does North Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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