{"id":102176,"date":"2026-02-01T10:31:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T10:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/102176\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T10:31:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T10:31:08","slug":"haverford-gets-big-win-over-higher-ranked-lower-merion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/102176\/","title":{"rendered":"Haverford Gets Big Win over Higher-Ranked Lower Merion"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"\"01\/31\/26 – Away60-47 W12\/18\/25 – Home48-61 L02\/01\/25 – Away36-61 L12\/20\/24 – Home39-67 L02\/06\/24 – Away50-65 L+ 5 more games<\/a><\/p>\n

Haverford<\/a> hadn’t done well against Lower Merion<\/a> recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn’t let the past get in their way on Saturday. The Fords walked away with a 60-47 victory over the Aces. The win was all the more spectacular given the Fords’ disadvantage in MaxPreps’ Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 207th, while the Aces are ranked 35th).<\/p>\n

Haverford has been performing well recently as they’ve won five of their last six contests. That’s provided a massive bump to their 11-9 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.7 points over those games. As for Lower Merion, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-7.<\/p>\n

We’ve got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Haverford will challenge rival Conestoga at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Lower Merion is set to take on their familiar foe Upper Darby at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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