Having just played yesterday, the Bellefonte Raiders will head out on the road to face off against the Bishop McCort Crushers at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Bellefonte is looking for their season's first victory.
On Friday, Bellefonte took a blow against Greater Johnstown, falling 82-41. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 639th, while the Trojans are ranked fourth).
Meanwhile, Bishop McCort hadn't done well against Chestnut Ridge recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. It was close, but Bishop McCort capped 2024 with a 67-64 win over Chestnut Ridge. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Crushers.
Bishop McCort's record now sits at 5-3. As for Bellefonte, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Bellefonte and Bishop McCort were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, but Bellefonte came up empty-handed after a 43-42 defeat. Can Bellefonte avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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