Basketball Recap: Owen J. Roberts Drops Season-High Score on Upper Merion Area

Wildcats

Team Score

12/12/24 @ Upper Merion Area	62
12/03/24 vs Quakertown	57
12/10/24 vs Pottstown	51
11/29/24 vs MAST Community Charter	49
11/30/24 vs Upper Moreland	44
12/05/24 @ Wilson	40

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Owen J. Roberts). They took down the Upper Merion Area Vikings 62-46 on Thursday. For the Wildcats, this counts as revenge for the 64-57 victory the Vikings walked away with the last time they faced one another back in January of 2021.

Owen J. Roberts is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.5 points per game. As for Upper Merion Area, their defeat was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-4.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Owen J. Roberts will square off against Antietam at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Antietam knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Owen J. Roberts likes a good challenge. As for Upper Merion Area, they will venture away from home to take on Downingtown East at 12:15 p.m. on Saturday.