{"id":95974,"date":"2026-01-25T01:44:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T01:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/95974\/"},"modified":"2026-01-25T01:44:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T01:44:09","slug":"basketball-recap-upper-darby-victorious-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/95974\/","title":{"rendered":"Basketball Recap: Upper Darby Victorious"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"\"01\/22\/26 – Away59-56 W12\/09\/25 – Home61-50 W01\/23\/25 – Home46-38 W12\/10\/24 – Away51-64 L01\/27\/24 – Away47-37 W+ 5 more games<\/a><\/p>\n

Upper Darby<\/a> posted their closest win since December 18, 2025 on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 59-56 victory over the Haverford Fords<\/a>. Given the Royals’ advantage in MaxPreps’ Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 98th, while the Fords are ranked 203rd) , the result wasn’t entirely unexpected.<\/p>\n

The win made it two in a row for Upper Darby and bumps their season record up to 10-6. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.0 points over those games. As for Haverford, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 9-9.<\/p>\n

Coming up, Upper Darby will square off against Garnet Valley at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Haverford, they will face off against Ridley at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Fords will be up against the Raiders’ rather soft defense (which has allowed 55.59 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.<\/p>\n

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