Northern Cambria is 0-8 against Cambria Heights since December of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Northern Cambria Colts will be playing in front of their home fans against the Cambria Heights Highlanders at 7:15 p.m. Northern Cambria is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak.
Northern Cambria suffered their biggest loss since December 20, 2023 on Tuesday. They were beaten by United 57-24. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Northern Cambria in their matchups with United: they've now lost nine in a row.
Meanwhile, Cambria Heights struggled with assists on Tuesday (Portage had nine more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Cambria Heights' rough 54-33 defeat to Portage might stick with them for a while. While losing is never fun, Cambria Heights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 328th, while Portage is ranked 37th).
The losing side was boosted by Sienna Kirsch, who scored 18 points along with eight rebounds. That was a full 54.5% of Cambria Heights' points, marking the eighth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Northern Cambria's loss was their ninth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-10. That rough patch could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 26.3 points per game. As for Cambria Heights, they have been struggling recently, as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-8 record this season.
Northern Cambria was dealt a bruising 53-26 defeat at the hands of Cambria Heights when the teams last played back in December of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kirsch, who dropped a double-double on 28 points and 11 rebounds. Now that Northern Cambria knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
