A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Keystone Panthers challenge the Clarion Area Bobcats at 8:45 p.m. on Friday... Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Clarion Area will be up against a hot Keystone team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Keystone came out on top against Union by a score of 70-57 on Monday. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 266th, while the Knights/Damsels are ranked 621st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Clarion Area came tearing into Saturday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23 points) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 63-51 victory over the Lancers.
Keystone is also on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.5 points per game. As for Clarion Area, they pushed their record up to 10-3 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Keystone was able to grind out a solid victory over Clarion Area when the teams last played back in December of 2024, winning 60-50. The rematch might be a little tougher for Keystone since the squad 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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