The Scranton Prep Cavaliers's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Overbrook Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on March 12th. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Scranton Prep extended their postseason success on Friday against Fleetwood. They were the clear victor by a 79-53 margin over the Tigers. Given Scranton Prep's advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 90th, while Fleetwood is ranked 224th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Overbrook beat Pope John Paul II 53-49 on Friday.
Overbrook got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Omar Davis out in front who scored 25 points along with seven rebounds and six steals. Davis has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last six times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Tahmiere Manning, who scored 17 points along with seven rebounds and three blocks.
Scranton Prep is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 17-9 record this season. As for Overbrook, the victory got them back to even at 13-13.
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