The Spring-Ford Rams will venture away from home to take on the Chester Clippers at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Spring-Ford heads in on the heels of a playoff contest on Wednesday. They took a 68-55 hit to the loss column at the hands of Central Bucks East. The Rams were down 54-34 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, Chester also suffered a loss in their last game, falling to Downingtown East by a score of 57-44. While losing is never fun, the Clippers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 114th, while the Cougars are ranked 28th).
Spring-Ford will need to focus on slowing down Imani Dorsey, one of several Chester players who made an impact when they last played. She went 7-for-13 to rack up 17 points and three steals. Dorsey is also on a roll when it comes to shooting accuracy, as she's posted one of at least 45% in the last three games she's played. Ja'Mya Muhammad was another key player, going 6-for-8 en route to 15 points and six rebounds.
Even though they lost, Chester smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in three consecutive matches.
Chester's defeat dropped their record down to 19-5. As for Spring-Ford, their loss dropped their record down to 19-8.
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