Elizabeth Forward is 2-8 against Belle Vernon since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Elizabeth Forward Warriors are taking a road trip to square off against the Belle Vernon Leopards at 7:00 p.m. Elizabeth Forward will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Last Saturday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Elizabeth Forward beat Franklin Regional 52-47. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 139th, while the Panthers are ranked 314th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Belle Vernon came up short against Deer Lakes on Friday and fell 71-59. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Saturday (56), the Leopards still had to take the loss.
Elizabeth Forward is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Belle Vernon, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-4.
Elizabeth Forward was able to grind out a solid victory over Belle Vernon in their previous meeting back in February, winning 71-64. The rematch might be a little tougher for Elizabeth Forward since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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