East Pennsboro is 0-5 against Susquehanna Township since February of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The East Pennsboro Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Susquehanna Township HANNA at 7:30 p.m. East Pennsboro is hoping to put an end to an eight-game streak of away losses.
Last Wednesday, East Pennsboro came up short against Bishop McDevitt and fell 42-32. While losing is never fun, East Pennsboro can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 441st, while Bishop McDevitt is ranked 88th).
Meanwhile, Susquehanna Township had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 30 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They came out on top against Boiling Springs by a score of 38-27. Despite the victory, that was the fewest points Susquehanna Township has scored all year.
Susquehanna Township got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Schuyler Coles out in front who scored nine points along with six rebounds and four steals. Coles hasn't dropped below two steals for nine straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava London, who scored seven points along with four steals.
East Pennsboro's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Susquehanna Township, their win bumped their record up to 15-1.
East Pennsboro was dealt a bruising 48-20 defeat at the hands of Susquehanna Township in their previous matchup on January 3rd. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Coles, who scored 19 points along with three steals. Now that East Pennsboro knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
