The Downingtown West Whippets will venture away from home to challenge the Phoenixville Phantoms at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
On Tuesday, Downingtown West beat Methacton 72-62. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Whippets.
Meanwhile, Phoenixville won against Pennsbury on Friday with 67 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Tuesday. Phoenixville had just enough and edged out Bensalem 67-65. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Phantoms have posted since December 19, 2024.
Phoenixville pushed their record up to 20-8 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.8 points over those games. As for Downingtown West, their victory bumped their record up to 17-10.
Downingtown West came up short against Phoenixville in their previous matchup back in December of 2015, falling 61-52. Can Downingtown West avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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