The Tamaqua Blue Raiders's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Northwestern Lehigh Tigers on February 21st. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Thursday, Tamaqua was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 42-37 to North Schuylkill. Tamaqua has not had much luck with North Schuylkill recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Lauren Ligenza, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Kolbe Robb, who scored six points along with four steals.
Meanwhile, Northwestern Lehigh came up short against Palmerton on Wednesday and fell 37-29. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Northwestern Lehigh has scored all season.
Tamaqua's defeat dropped their record down to 17-8. As for Northwestern Lehigh, their loss dropped their record down to 7-4.
Tamaqua was able to grind out a solid win over Northwestern Lehigh when the teams last played back in February of 2018, winning 58-51. Will Tamaqua repeat their success, or does Northwestern Lehigh have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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