Mars and North Hills are an even 3-3 against one another since February of 2021, but not for long. Having just played yesterday, the Mars Fightin' Planets will head out on the road to face off against the North Hills Indians at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
North Hills is hoping to do what Hampton couldn't on Friday: put an end to Mars' winning streak, which now stands at four games. Mars wrapped up 2024 with a 64-49 win over Hampton.
Meanwhile, North Hills came up short against Avonworth on Monday and fell 84-73. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 393rd, while the Antelopes are ranked 135th).
This is the second loss in a row for North Hills and nudges their season record down to 2-6. As for Mars, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-3.
Mars came up short against North Hills in their previous meeting back in January, falling 64-57. Can Mars avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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