South Williamsport is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Northwest Area is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The South Williamsport Mountaineers will host the Northwest Area Rangers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
South Williamsport is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Columbia Montour Vo-Tech: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that South Williamsport blew Columbia Montour Vo-Tech out of the water with a 65-37 final score. Given the Mountaineers' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 306th, while the Rams are ranked 730th), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Northwest Area against Montgomery on Tuesday as the team secured a 70-39 win.
Northwest Area has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.3 points per game. As for South Williamsport, their victory bumped their record up to 10-3.
South Williamsport took a serious blow against Northwest Area in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 60-28. Will South Williamsport have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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