The Marple Newtown Fightin' Tigers will head out to take on the Harriton Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Marple Newtown has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.
Marple Newtown is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Delaware County Christian 82-60 on Saturday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Fightin' Tigers have posted since January 3rd.
Meanwhile, Harriton suffered their closest loss since January 9, 2024 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Penncrest by a score of 33-31. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 454th, while the Lions are ranked 21st).
Marple Newtown's victory bumped their record up to 10-6. As for Harriton, they have also been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-13 record this season.
Marple Newtown was able to grind out a solid win over Harriton in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, winning 49-37. The rematch might be a little tougher for Marple Newtown since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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