The Jenkintown Drakes will square off against the New Hope-Solebury Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Jenkintown will be strutting in after a victory while New Hope-Solebury will be coming in after a loss.
Last Tuesday, Jenkintown got the win against Renaissance Academy by a conclusive 53-28.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when New Hope-Solebury challenged William Tennent on Tuesday. New Hope-Solebury was beaten by William Tennent 65-28. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 626th, while the Panthers are ranked 260th).
Jenkintown pushed their record up to 5-16 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.7 points per game. As for New Hope-Solebury, they have been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 11 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-16 record this season.
Jenkintown came up short against New Hope-Solebury in their previous matchup back in January of 2019, falling 39-26. Can Jenkintown avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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