What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 26, 2021: Section lead up for grabs
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Tuesday, January 26, 2021 | 12:04 AM
Plum’s Kennedie Montue drives to the basket past Hampton’s Olivia Bianco during their game on Jan. 21.
One of the better matchups in the district on Tuesday is a girls basketball battle for at least a share of first place in Section 2-5A as Armstrong travels to Plum.
The River Hawks are alone in first place with a 2-0 section record and a perfect 3-0 overall mark.
Meanwhile, the host Mustangs are a half-game behind Hampton and one game back in the loss column behind Armstrong. Plum is 2-1 in the section and 2-2 overall.
This game features two of the top players in the class in Armstrong freshman Emma Paul and Plum senior Kennedie Montue.
You can watch the game on HSSN starting at 6 p.m.
Let the games begin
Coming into this week, only six WPIAL boys and girls basketball teams had yet to start their season due to covid-19 related issues.
Two were scheduled to tip off Monday and two more are hopefully set to go on Tuesday.
On the boys side, South Park will finally tip off with a Section 3-4A game at Mt. Pleasant.
For the girls, Mapletown makes its season debut in Section 2-A when they visit Jefferson-Morgan.
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