The Easton Area Rovers will venture away from home to square off against the Northampton Konkrete Kids at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Easton Area has now lost seven straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since December 27.
Easton Area came up into this matchup off a tough 22-point loss on Tuesday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Phillipsburg by a score of 53-50 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Rovers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 394th in Pennsylvania, while the Stateliners are ranked 57th in New Jersey).
Meanwhile, Northampton narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Pocono Mountain East 53-51.
Northampton's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-6. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.0 points per game. As for Easton Area, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-11.
Easton Area might still be hurting after the 65-43 loss they got from Northampton in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. Can Easton Area avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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