Girls Basketball – Winners of 8 of their last 9, Hornets look to take momentum into tough first round playoff matchup at Becahi on Friday. PREVIEW

Emmaus head coach Kelsey Gallagher is hoping her team can pull another first-round upset in the EPC Tournament. Photo: Nathan Lewis

Matchup: No.8 seed Emmaus (10-6 EPC/13-9 overall) vs No.1 seed Becahi (15-1/18-4)

When/Where: Friday 6 p.m./Becahi HS

What’s on the line: A berth in the EPC semifinals on Tuesday at PPL Center vs winner of No.4 PM West/No. 5 Liberty

Coaches: Emmaus – Kelsey Gallagher (7th year, 64-86); Becahi – Arnold Alleyne (1st year)

Head to Head: Becahi won 58-40 @ Emmaus

Probable starters –  Emmaus – Fresh. Kayla Snyder (9.7 ppg), Soph. Gabby De Vita (10.2), Sr. Mya Cooper (6.4), Sr. Taylor Griffith (3.9), Jr. Cassandra Doemling (6.4). Others: So. Olive Whitney (2.3), Jr. Sofie Laird (3), Sr. Julie Adams (2.5), Jr. Emma Naccarato (1.2), Jr. Sylvia Sokolofksi (3.4)

Becahi – Sr. Ella Bincarosky (7), Sr. Akasha Santos (9.4), Sr. CiCi Hernandez (13.7), Soph. Aliyah Brame (8.5), Soph. Leah Ault (6.2) .. Others: Jr. Daviana Jones, Jr. Mekhyla Britt

GAME NOTES:  Emmaus is in the EPC Tournament for the third year in a row. Last year as the No.7 seed, the Hornets went on the road and knocked off second-seeded PM West 59-54 in OT before falling to the eventual champ, CCHS, in the semis 50-37 …After a four-game losing streak in the first half of the season, Emmaus went 10-3 the rest of the way, including winning eight of their last nine … Becahi was the lone unbeaten in the league before suffering their first loss of the season on Monday at Easton 47-35 ..Their other three losses have come to league: Baldwin (53-48), Lansdale Catholic (60-23) and Lancaster Catholic (58-37) …The Golden Hawks had won the last 4 straight league titles before CCHS claimed the title a year ago.