Somerset is 1-9 against Penn Cambria since January of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Somerset Eagles will look to defend their home court against the Penn Cambria Panthers at 7:15 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Somerset is headed into Monday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their tenth straight game on Friday. They were outmatched by Greater Johnstown and fell 91-26. The matchup marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, Penn Cambria lost to Forest Hills at home by a 74-60 margin on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 227th, while the Rangers are ranked 15th).
Somerset will have to keep a close watch on Isaac Strittmatter and Landon Semelsberger, a pair of players who had a big impact on Penn Cambria's prior game. Strittmatter posted ten points and seven rebounds, while Semelsberger earned 15 points. Those 15 points gave Semelsberger a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Caden Gibbons, who put up seven points and seven rebounds.
Even though they lost, Penn Cambria smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in six consecutive games.
Penn Cambria has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season. As for Somerset, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-11.
Somerset suffered a grim 63-43 defeat to Penn Cambria in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Somerset was down 40-17.
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