Bensalem is 2-8 against Council Rock South since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Bensalem Fighting Owls will venture away from home to face off against the Council Rock South Golden Hawks at 3:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Bensalem got their first taste of in-conference action this week and they started things off strong. They breezed by Harry S. Truman to the tune of 60-25 on Tuesday. Given the Fighting Owls' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 141st, while the Tigers are ranked 575th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Council Rock South had already won 13 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.6 points) and they went ahead and made it 14 on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Lions as they made off with a 62-36 victory. The Golden Hawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 25 points or more this season.
Council Rock South pushed their record up to 16-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.3 points per game. As for Bensalem, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season.
Bensalem couldn't quite finish off Council Rock South when the teams last played on January 3rd and fell 35-32. Can Bensalem avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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