Youngsville is 0-10 against Cochranton since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Youngsville Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Cochranton Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Youngsville has struggled recently with eight defeats in a row, while Cochranton will arrive with three straight wins.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 51-20, which was the final score in Youngsville's tilt against Union City on Thursday. Youngsville has not had much luck with Union City recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Meanwhile, Cochranton got the win against Cambridge Springs on Thursday by a conclusive 49-28.
Cochranton got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Shelby Mcbryar out in front who scored 16 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Eve Pfeiffer, who scored 15 points along with seven rebounds and four steals.
Youngsville has not been sharp recently as the team has lost ten of their last 11 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-11 record this season. As for Cochranton, they pushed their record up to 11-9 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Youngsville lost to Cochranton on the road by a decisive 44-26 margin in their previous matchup back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pfeiffer, who almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine steals. Now that Youngsville knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
