The Northwest Area Rangers will head out on the road to square off against the South Williamsport Mountaineers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
South Williamsport will be up against a hot Northwest Area team: the squad just extended their winning streak to four. Northwest Area blew past Montgomery 70-39 on Tuesday. Given the Rangers' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 172nd, while the Red Raiders are ranked 451st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, South Williamsport entered their tilt with Columbia Montour Vo-Tech on Tuesday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They breezed by the Rams to the tune of 65-37.
South Williamsport is also on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.1 points per game. As for Northwest Area, their victory was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-3.
Everything came up roses for Northwest Area against South Williamsport in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, as the team secured a 60-28 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northwest Area since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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