Portville hasn't had much luck against Frewsburg recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Portville Panthers will challenge the Frewsburg Bears at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Portville was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 67-62 to Gowanda.
Meanwhile, Frewsburg played a tough contest on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by Randolph and fell 73-43. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 638th, while the Cardinals are ranked 121st).
Portville will have to keep a close watch on Blake Weaver and Kael Collver, a pair of players who had a big impact on Frewsburg's prior game. Weaver went 7 for 15 en route to 18 points and six rebounds, while Collver made all 5 shots he took for 12 points along with seven blocks and five boards. Collver is on a roll when it comes to blocks, as he's now posted two or more in the last ten games he's played.
Frewsburg moved to 6-9 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Portville, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-11.
Portville lost to Frewsburg on the road by a decisive 57-41 margin in their previous meeting back in January. Can Portville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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