The West Philadelphia Speedboys and the Paul Robeson Huskies will face off at 3:30 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Paul Robeson is facing West Philadelphia at the wrong time: West Philadelphia suffered their first home loss of the season on Thursday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 62-60. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Speedboys came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 95th, while the Panthers are ranked 287th).
Despite the loss, West Philadelphia got top-tier performance from Khabir Washington, who posted 29 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Xavier Howard, who put up six points.
Meanwhile, Paul Robeson entered their tilt with Central on Thursday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Everything went their way against the Lancers as they made off with a 56-35 win. The Huskies have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four contests by 21 points or more this season.
West Philadelphia's defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-2. As for Paul Robeson, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-1.
West Philadelphia strolled past Paul Robeson in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 by a score of 61-44. Does West Philadelphia have another victory up their sleeve, or will Paul Robeson turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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