The Fort Cherry Rangers will take on the Monessen Greyhounds at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday.
Fort Cherry is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Chartiers-Houston just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 43-35 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Buccaneers. While losing is never fun, the Rangers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 413th, while the Buccaneers are ranked 202nd).
Meanwhile, Monessen entered their tilt with Bethlehem Center on Wednesday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They came out on top against the Bulldogs by a score of 63-52.
Monessen has also been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.5 points per game. As for Fort Cherry, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-7.
Things could have been worse for Fort Cherry, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 65-50 loss to Monessen when the teams last played back in December of 2024. Can Fort Cherry avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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