The New Castle Hurricanes will face off against the Upper St. Clair Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as New Castle comes in on nine and Upper St. Clair on four.
New Castle is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They walked away with a 67-56 win over Mt. Lebanon.

Ralphie Blundo
02/24/25 vs Mt. Lebanon | 25 |
02/20/25 vs Butler | 13 |
02/10/25 vs Bishop Canevin | 13 |
02/08/25 vs Aliquippa | 18 |
02/07/25 vs North Allegheny | 16 |
+ 19 more games |
New Castle's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Ralphie Blundo, who went 8-for-18 on his way to 25 points. With that strong performance, Blundo is now averaging an impressive 15.1 points per game. Another player making a difference was Kai Cox, who went 7-for-9 to rack up 17 points along with seven boards and five assists.
Meanwhile, everything went Upper St. Clair's way against Central Catholic on Monday as Upper St. Clair made off with a 59-39 victory. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 matches by 20 points or more this season.
Upper St. Clair's win bumped their record up to 22-2. As for New Castle, their victory bumped their record up to 21-3.
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