It'll be an old-fashioned rodeo when the Colts duke it out with the Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Northern Cambria comes in on five and Portage on seven.
Northern Cambria is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They walked away with a 53-45 win over West Branch.
Meanwhile, Portage didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Bishop McCort on Saturday, but they still walked away with a 66-62 victory. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 95th, while the Crushers are ranked 213th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Northern Cambria pushed their record up to 18-6 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Portage, their victory bumped their record up to 20-5.
Northern Cambria skirted past Portage 45-42 when the teams last played back in January. Will Northern Cambria repeat their success, or does Portage have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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