The Upper St. Clair Panthers will take on the Shaler Area Titans at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Upper St. Clair will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
If Upper St. Clair beats Shaler Area with 63 points on Monday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Upper St. Clair put the hurt on Chartiers Valley with a sharp 63-43 win on Saturday. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Shaler Area hadn't done well against North Allegheny recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Shaler Area managed a 48-44 victory over North Allegheny. Given the Titans' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 52nd, while the Tigers are ranked 215th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Shaler Area is also on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season. As for Upper St. Clair, they pushed their record up to 11-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Upper St. Clair was able to grind out a solid victory over Shaler Area in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, winning 45-37. Does Upper St. Clair have another victory up their sleeve, or will Shaler Area turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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