The South Allegheny Gladiators are taking a road trip to square off against the Baldwin Highlanders at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with South Allegheny sitting on nine straight victories and Baldwin on three.
Last Friday, South Allegheny was able to grind out a solid win over South Park, taking the game 38-31. The 38-point effort marked the Gladiators' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, Baldwin didn't have too much trouble with Thomas Jefferson on Tuesday as they won 67-50. Given the Highlanders' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Jaguars are ranked 203rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Baldwin pushed their record up to 12-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.8 points per game. As for South Allegheny, their win bumped their record up to 12-1.
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