The Cumberland Valley Eagles just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the Parkland Trojans at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Cumberland Valley will head into Friday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they had to skate by with only a two-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 20-point drubbing they dealt Chambersburg on Friday. Cumberland Valley put the hurt on Chambersburg with a sharp 50-30 win. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 184th, while the Trojans are ranked 441st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sienna Manns was her usual excellent self, going 8 of 13 on her way to 17 points in addition to seven steals and five assists. That makes it three consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Cumberland Valley's points. Another player making a difference was Gracie Sines, who went 6 for 15 en route to 14 points and three steals.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Parkland, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They managed a 56-51 victory over Louis E. Dieruff on Thursday.
Parkland's win bumped their record up to 8-5. As for Cumberland Valley, they have also been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-7 record this season.
Cumberland Valley might still be hurting after the 62-36 loss they got from Parkland when the teams last played back in December of 2023. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Cumberland Valley was down 40-15.
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