The Palmyra Cougars will head out to face off against the Mifflin County Huskies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Palmyra is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top against Warwick by a score of 62-54 last Monday. The win was all the more spectacular given the Cougars' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 270th, while the Warriors are ranked 71st).
Meanwhile, Mifflin County hadn't done well against Cedar Cliff recently (they were 0-8 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way last Friday. It was close, but Mifflin County ultimately received the gift of a 39-36 victory from a begrudging Huskies squad. The win was a breath of fresh air for they as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
The victory got Palmyra back to even at 3-3-1. As for Mifflin County, their win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 4-4.
Palmyra was able to grind out a solid victory over Mifflin County in their previous matchup back in January, winning 51-41. The rematch might be a little tougher for Palmyra since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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