Lower Merion is 2-8 against Springfield since January of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Lower Merion Aces will head out to square off against the Springfield Cougars at 7:00 p.m.
Last Thursday, Lower Merion didn't have quite enough to beat Harriton and fell 37-35.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Springfield beat Bishop Shanahan 38-33 on Saturday. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 188th, while the Eagles are ranked 404th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lower Merion's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-5. As for Springfield, they now have a winning record of 6-5-1.
Lower Merion didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Springfield in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, but they still walked away with a 40-34 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lower Merion 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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