Friends' Central will venture away from home to square off against the Episcopal Academy Churchmen at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Friends' Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.2 points per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Friends' Central didn't have quite enough to beat Malvern Prep and fell 57-54. Friends' Central hasn't had much luck with Malvern Prep recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Despite their loss, Friends' Central saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Pat Feamster, who went 5 of 9 en route to 13 points, was perhaps the best of all. Another player making a difference was Gabe Moore, who posted 12 points.
Meanwhile, Episcopal Academy came up short against George School on Saturday and fell 72-59. While losing is never fun, the Churchmen can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 103rd, while the Cougars are ranked second).
Friends' Central's defeat dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Episcopal Academy, the loss was their first at home , dropping their record down to 4-2.
Friends' Central and Episcopal Academy were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in February, but Friends' Central came up empty-handed after an 80-79 defeat. Can Friends' Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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