The Portage Mustangs will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Penns Manor Comets at 6:00 p.m. on December 12th. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Saturday, Portage strolled past Big Spring with points to spare, taking the game 60-43.
Alex Chobany and Jenna Burkett were among the main playmakers for Portage as the former scored 14 points along with 8 rebounds and 4 steals and the latter dropped a double-double on 20 points and 10 rebounds. That makes it two consecutive games in which Burkett has scored at least 25% of Portage's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cami Burkett, who scored 9 points along with 3 steals.
Penns Manor has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three matchups by 34 points or more this season. They really took it to Central Mountain for the full four quarters, racking up a 65-31 victory at home. Given Penns Manor's advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 34th, while Central Mountain is ranked 144th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Portage's victory bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Penns Manor, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
Portage came up short against Penns Manor in their previous meeting back in January, falling 42-36. Thankfully for Portage, Deja Gillo (who scored 4 points along with 10 assists and 6 steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
