The Harmony Area Owls will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the Purchase Line Red Dragons at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Harmony Area is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
Harmony Area came up short against Penns Manor on Wednesday, falling 57-34.
Meanwhile, Purchase Line played a tough contest on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against Marion Center, falling 67-40. The Red Dragons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Harmony Area will need focus on slowing down Jakob Mountain, one of several Purchase Line players who made an impact when they last played. He posted nine points along with eight boards and four steals. The dominant performance gave Mountain a new career-high in boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Stephen Perruso, who put up 11 points.
Even though they lost, Purchase Line smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Harmony Area's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Purchase Line, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Harmony Area and Purchase Line were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting on Monday, but Harmony Area came up empty-handed after a 42-41 defeat. Can Harmony Area avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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