Northeastern and Susquehannock are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2018, but not for long. The Northeastern Bobcats will face off against the Susquehannock Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
It was a proper cat-fight when Northeastern faced off against Mechanicsburg on Saturday. Northeastern was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 39-38 to Mechanicsburg. While losing is never fun, the Bobcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 456th, while the Wildcats are ranked 55th).
Defeat or not, Northeastern got some senior leadership from Nylah Davis and Lauralye Kennedy. Davis posted 16 points, while Kennedy had ten points.
Meanwhile, Susquehannock entered their tilt with Muhlenberg on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They took down the Muhls 36-18. The game marked the Warriors' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Northeastern better keep an eye on Elena Snyder. She was instrumental in Susquehannock's win, going 7 of 11 on her way to 18 points in addition to eight boards and six steals. Snyder's evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Johannah Bissett, who put up nine points.
Susquehannock smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since back in January of 2024.
Northeastern has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-8 record this season. As for Susquehannock, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
Northeastern strolled past Susquehannock in their previous meeting back in January of 2024 by a score of 53-35. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northeastern since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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