Two dominant forwards in Annsley Baker and Michelle Jellison are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Beaver Bobcats will challenge the Elizabeth Forward Warriors on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Beaver is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They blew past Freeport 62-28. Given the Bobcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 121st, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 528th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Elizabeth Forward, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Monday. They claimed a resounding 69-42 victory over Hopewell. The Warriors pushed the score to 57-25 by the end of the third, a deficit the Vikings cut but never quite recovered from.
Beaver better keep an eye on Mia Sostaric. She was instrumental in Elizabeth Forward's win, putting up 17 points. Sostaric continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Mckenna Bittner, who posted 12 points.
Elizabeth Forward pushed their record up to 18-5 with the win, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.9 points over those games. As for Beaver, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season.
Things could have been worse for Beaver, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 54-35 loss to Elizabeth Forward in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. Can Beaver avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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