The Bishop McCort Crushers will square off against the Eisenhower Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Eisenhower took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Bishop McCort, who comes in off a win.
Eisenhower will be up against a hot Bishop McCort team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Bishop McCort came within five points of losing the streak, but they secured a 54-49 W against Penns Manor.
Eisenhower has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 58-52 heartbreaker at the hands of Wilmington. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 274th, while the Greyhounds are ranked 93rd).
Bishop McCort will have to keep a close watch on Clara Steinberg and Lainey Font, a pair of players who had a big impact on Eisenhower's prior game. Steinberg went 9-for-17 en route to 20 points in addition to six assists and six rebounds, while Font posted 15 points and six boards. That was a full 38.5% of Eisenhower's points, marking the 23rd time in a row Steinberg has earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Laney Belcher, who scored nine points.
Even though they lost, Eisenhower was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. This was only their fourth loss (out of 21 games) when they've passed the ball that well.
Eisenhower's defeat dropped their record down to 17-8. As for Bishop McCort, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-4.
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