The Greater Johnstown Trojans are taking a road trip to square off against the Somerset Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Greater Johnstown will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Greater Johnstown will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Richland, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Greater Johnstown walked away with a 50-40 victory over Richland on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Somerset played a tough game on Wednesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against Bishop McCort, falling 79-43. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 451st, while the Crushers are ranked 52nd).
Greater Johnstown will have to keep a close watch on Eve Housley and Riley Holmes, a pair of players who had a big impact on Somerset's prior game. Housley posted ten points in addition to six rebounds and four steals, while Holmes put up 12 points. The dominant performance gave Holmes a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Abigail Stanton, who had three points along with five assists and five boards.
Even though they lost, Somerset smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in four consecutive matchups.
Greater Johnstown's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-4. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.3 points per game. As for Somerset, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Everything came up roses for Greater Johnstown against Somerset in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, as the team secured a 62-30 victory. In that contest, Greater Johnstown amassed a halftime lead of 45-11, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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