The Lower Moreland Lions will head out to face off against the Faith Christian Academy Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lower Moreland will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Upper Moreland, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Lower Moreland walked away with a 61-54 win over Upper Moreland on Tuesday. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 168th, while the Bears are ranked 353rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Faith Christian Academy beat Philadelphia Montgomery Christian Academy 40-28 on Monday.
Lower Moreland is also on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.6 points per game. As for Faith Christian Academy, they pushed their record up to 8-9 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Lower Moreland came up short against Faith Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in December of 2019, falling 50-40. Can Lower Moreland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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