The Damascus Hornets will challenge the Quince Orchard Cougars at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Damascus is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Magruder 62-36 on Monday. The win was familiar territory for the Hornets who have now won three contests in a row.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Quince Orchard, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They breezed by Northwest to the tune of 49-11 on Tuesday. The matchup marked the Cougars' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Damascus better keep an eye on Evelyn Steele. She was instrumental in Quince Orchard's win, going 5 for 12 en route to 11 points along with five rebounds and four blocks. Steele is crushing it when it comes to blocks: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Ayanna Anspach was another key player, going 5 of 8 on her way to 11 points and six boards.
Quince Orchard pushed their record up to 5-4 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.2 points per game. As for Damascus, their victory bumped their record up to 6-3.
Damascus beat Quince Orchard 39-27 in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. Will Damascus repeat their success, or does Quince Orchard have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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