Northern Cambria is 0-6 against Portage since December of 2015 but things could change on Wednesday. It'll be an old-fashioned rodeo when the Northern Cambria Colts face off against the Portage Mustangs at 7:15 p.m.
Northern Cambria is headed into Wednesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Thursday. They lost 46-23 to United. The Colts were down 41-14 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Jayden Fry, who posted nine points. That was a full 39.1% of Northern Cambria's points, marking the third time in a row she's put up more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Riley Olish, who had six points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Portage). They were the clear victor by a 62-41 margin over Conemaugh Valley on Thursday. With the Mustangs ahead 40-20 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Portage is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 3-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.5 points per game. As for Northern Cambria, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Northern Cambria was taken down by Portage 56-21 when the teams last played back in January. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Northern Cambria was down 45-17.
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