Hatboro-Horsham is 0-9 against the Panthers since January of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Hatboro-Horsham Hatters will be playing at home against the Cheltenham Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Hatboro-Horsham came into Friday's game having lost nine straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They walked away with a 58-46 victory over Quakertown on Friday.
It was another big night for Ryan Smith, who scored 18 points along with seven steals and five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Shane Phillips, who scored 16 points.
Meanwhile, Cheltenham had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.6 points), and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They came out on top against Upper Moreland by a score of 55-48. Given Cheltenham's advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 81st, while the Bears are ranked 204th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hatboro-Horsham's victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-16. As for Cheltenham, they pushed their record up to 15-4 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Hatboro-Horsham came up short against the Panthers in their previous meeting back in January of 2023, falling 60-47. Will Hatboro-Horsham have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
