The Jersey Shore Bulldogs will head out on the road to face off against the Central Columbia Bluejays at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Shamokin Area typically has all the answers at home, but on Saturday Jersey Shore proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Indians and snuck past 52-50. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Jersey Shore.
Jersey Shore's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Peyton Dincher, who scored 15 points along with six assists. Dincher is on a roll when it comes to points, as she's now scored 15 or more in the last ten games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jocelyn McCracken, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds.
Meanwhile, Central Columbia was able to grind out a solid win over Lewisburg on Saturday, taking the game 51-40. Given Central Columbia's advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 75th, while Lewisburg is ranked 244th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jersey Shore is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season. As for Central Columbia, they pushed their record up to 24-2 with that victory, which was their 25th straight at home dating back to last season.
Jersey Shore suffered a grim 51-30 defeat to Central Columbia when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Can Jersey Shore avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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