After both having extra time off, Nazareth Academy and the West Philadelphia Speedboys will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Nazareth Academy is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest defeat since January 16th two weeks ago. They had to suffer through a 60-30 loss at the hands of Archbishop Wood. While losing is never fun, Nazareth Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 144th, while Archbishop Wood is ranked ninth).
Meanwhile, West Philadelphia was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap two weeks ago as they fell 47-42 to Academy at Palumbo.
Nazareth Academy will have to contain Victoria Williams as she made an impact in West Philadelphia's last game. She posted 14 points.
West Philadelphia's loss dropped their record down to 18-7. As for Nazareth Academy, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 10-13 record this season.
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