East Pennsboro is on a five-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Trinity is on a 12-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The East Pennsboro Panthers will be home for the holidays to greet the Trinity Shamrocks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Even though East Pennsboro has not done well against Steelton-Highspire recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. East Pennsboro narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Steelton-Highspire 56-53. Given East Pennsboro's advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 231st, while Steelton-Highspire is ranked 494th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Trinity didn't have too much trouble with Susquehanna Township at home on Tuesday as they won 77-62.
Owen Schlager continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 24 points along with six rebounds and five assists. That makes it six consecutive games in which he has scored at least 25% of Trinity's points. Another player making a difference was Reece Brown, who scored 19 points along with five rebounds.
East Pennsboro's victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-2. As for Trinity, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
East Pennsboro suffered a grim 80-59 defeat to Trinity in their previous meeting back in January. Can East Pennsboro avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
