Propel Montour is on a four-game streak of home losses (dating back to last season), Western Beaver a seven-game streak of away losses (dating back to last season), but someone's luck is about to change. The Propel Montour Legends will finish 2023 at home by hosting the Western Beaver Golden Beavers at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Tuesday, things could have been worse for Propel Montour, but they could have been a whole lot better as they took a 52-37 loss to Hillel Academy.
Meanwhile, Western Beaver was the victim of a tough 60-39 loss at the hands of Chartiers-Houston on Thursday. While losing is never fun, Western Beaver can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 650th, while Chartiers-Houston is ranked 171st).
Despite the defeat, Western Beaver saw an underclassman step up: Nathan Schwarz scored 14 points. Ryan Dedominics was another key contributor, scoring six points.
Propel Montour's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Western Beaver, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9.
Propel Montour took a serious blow against Western Beaver when the teams last played back in December of 2022, falling 68-27. Thankfully for Propel Montour, Levi Gray (who scored 25 points) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
