Aces To Face Abington In District Finals After Cruising Past Garnet Valley In Semis

In an unlikely matchup, 9th seeded Lower Merion will face 14th seed Abington, for the PIAA Class 6A Boys Basketball Championship, on Friday night at Lower Merion.

On Tuesday night, the Aces earned the right to host Abington in the finals, by beating fourth seeded Garnet Valley, at Garnet Valley.

Lower Merion opened up a five point lead and according to PrepLive.com, “used its four-corners offense to stretch its lead to 10 points after three quarters and pull away for a 56-41.”

This was the third time this year that Lower Merion and Garnet Valley played each other. In their first matchup on February 9, Garnet Valley beat Lower Merion, at Lower Merion, 68-52. Then six days later the Aces returned the favor, beating the Jaguars on their own floor, 73-64.,