The Upper Moreland Bears will head out to challenge the Abington Galloping Ghosts at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Upper Moreland is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Lower Moreland, posting a 74-35 victory. The win was familiar territory for the Bears who have now won three matches in a row.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Abington, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They took down Quakertown 76-59 on Tuesday. Given the Galloping Ghosts' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 130th, while the Panthers are ranked 497th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Upper Moreland's victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-2. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.5 points per game. As for Abington, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
Upper Moreland came up short against Abington when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 56-52. Can Upper Moreland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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