Smethport and Austin are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2018, but not for long. The Smethport Hubbers will host the Austin Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Smethport is looking for their season's first victory.
Smethport is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Cameron County last Monday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Smethport was dealt a 55-24 defeat at the hands of Cameron County. While losing is never fun, the Hubbers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 577th, while the Raiders are ranked 141st).
Meanwhile, Austin came up short against Otto-Eldred two weeks ago and fell 37-30. The contest marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Austin's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Smethport, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Smethport came up short against Austin when the teams last played back in February, falling 47-34. Can Smethport avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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