Basketball Recap: Upper Dauphin Area Sets Scoring Season-High Against Juniata

Trojans

Team Score

01/09/25 @ Juniata	61
12/12/24 @ Line Mountain	55
12/09/24 vs Millersburg	52
12/04/24 vs Northern Lebanon	52
12/16/24 @ Halifax	51

Upper Dauphin Area was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They fell 74-61 to the Juniata Indians. One positive for the Trojans, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.

Upper Dauphin Area lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Aidan Bingaman, who went 6 of 14 en route to 18 points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Groff, who went 7 of 9 on his way to 17 points.

Even though they lost, Upper Dauphin Area was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Upper Dauphin Area's defeat dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Juniata, they moved to 4-6 with that victory, which also ended their five-game losing streak.

Upper Dauphin Area didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 56-39 win against Shenandoah Valley on the 11th. As for Juniata, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 52-44 victory against East Juniata on the 11th.