Basketball Game Preview: Canon-McMillan Big Macs vs. Upper St. Clair Panthers

Canon-McMillan is 1-9 against Upper St. Clair since December of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Canon-McMillan Big Macs are taking a road trip to challenge the Upper St. Clair Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.

Canon-McMillan is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took down North Hills 58-39 on Tuesday. Given the Big Macs' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 67th, while the Indians are ranked 251st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Canon-McMillan's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Samantha Miller led the charge by going 5 of 9 en route to 15 points. The game was Miller's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Lauren Borella, who went 5 of 10 on her way to 11 points along with eight assists and five boards.

Meanwhile, Upper St. Clair was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Saturday as they fell 63-57 to Perkiomen Valley.

Canon-McMillan now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Upper St. Clair, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.

Canon-McMillan came up short against Upper St. Clair in their previous matchup back in February, falling 56-48. Can Canon-McMillan avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.