The Penn Wood Patriots will head out on the road to square off against the Chester Clippers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Penn Wood is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Executive Education Academy Charter School on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Penn Wood lost 63-39 to Executive Education Academy Charter School.
Meanwhile, Chester hadn't done well against Academy Park recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Chester enjoyed a cozy 50-34 win over Academy Park. Given the Clippers' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 131st, while the Knights are ranked 315th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Penn Wood better keep an eye on Imani Dorsey. She was instrumental in Chester's win, going 9 of 15 en route to 21 points in addition to six steals and five assists. With that strong performance, Dorsey is now averaging an impressive 15.3 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Ja?Mya Muhammad, who posted 13 points along with five rebounds and four steals.
Chester has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.7 points per game. As for Penn Wood, their loss dropped their record down to 9-11.
Penn Wood was taken down by Chester 73-34 in their previous matchup back in January. Can Penn Wood avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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