Yough is 2-8 against Derry since December of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Yough Cougars will face off against the Derry Trojans at 7:15 p.m.
Yough is headed into Tuesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game on Saturday. They were dealt a 74-31 defeat at the hands of Jeannette. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 683rd, while the Jayhawks are ranked 125th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Derry). They took down West Mifflin 76-57 on Friday.
Derry has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.5 points per game. As for Yough, their loss dropped their record down to 1-10.
Yough strolled past Derry in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 by a score of 63-48. Does Yough have another victory up their sleeve, or will Derry turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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