The Harper Creek Beavers will take on the Pennfield Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Harper Creek strolled past Northwest with points to spare, taking the game 57-42. Given the Beavers' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 127th, while the Mounties are ranked 467th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Pennfield entered their tilt with Western on Friday with six consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with seven. They walked away with a 56-47 win over Western.
Pennfield's victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-5. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.8 points over those games. As for Harper Creek, their win bumped their record up to 17-5.
Harper Creek and Pennfield were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting two weeks ago, but Harper Creek came up empty-handed after a 56-55 loss. Can Harper Creek avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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