Springfield Township has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were one points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 60-59 heartbreaker at the hands of the Upper Moreland Bears. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 290th, while the Bears are ranked 83rd).
Springfield Township's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-3. As for Upper Moreland, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 9-1.
Springfield Township will square off against Calvary Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Upper Moreland, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Pottsgrove at 6:45 p.m. on Saturday. Pottsgrove knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine matches -- so hopefully Upper Moreland likes a good challenge.
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