The Chestnut Ridge Lions will venture away from home to face off against the Greater Johnstown Trojans at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Chestnut Ridge will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Chestnut Ridge is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Richland on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Chestnut Ridge was outmatched by Richland and fell 60-31. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 384th, while the Rams are ranked 142nd).
Meanwhile, Greater Johnstown hadn't done well against Bishop Carroll recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Greater Johnstown came out on top against Bishop Carroll by a score of 69-60. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Trojans as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
Chestnut Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Greater Johnstown, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-4.
Chestnut Ridge couldn't quite finish off Greater Johnstown in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 and fell 50-47. Can Chestnut Ridge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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