Having just played yesterday, Friends Select will get right back to it and host the Pennington Red Hawks at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Friends Select knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 14 matchups -- so hopefully Pennington likes a good challenge.
On Friday, Friends Select was able to grind out a solid win over Abington Friends, taking the game 86-78. Given Friends Select's advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 93rd, while Abington Friends is ranked 287th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Pennington suffered their closest defeat since January 27, 2024 on Saturday. They fell just short of Malvern Prep by a score of 55-52.
Friends Select is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.8 points per game. As for Pennington, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-4 record this season.
Friends Select skirted past Pennington 57-54 when the teams last played back in January of 2023. Will Friends Select repeat their success, or does Pennington have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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