Basketball Recap: Shenango Comes Up Short

If Shenango was riding high fresh off their 77-49 takedown of Rochester last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Shenango Wildcats took a 43-30 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Quaker Valley Quakers on Monday. The Wildcats were red-hot offensively headed into the matchup (they scored no less than 55 points in the four contests prior) but the Quakers' defense proved too tough.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Quaker Valley to victory, but perhaps none more so than Dominic Cox-Giles, who posted eight points and 24 boards. Cox-Giles has been hot, having posted 13 or more rebounds the last six times he's played. Kolton Johnson was another key player, putting up nine points along with eight boards and six assists.

Shenango's loss dropped their record down to 11-11. As for Quaker Valley, their record now sits at 15-7.

The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Shenango will head out to take on Chartiers-Houston at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Quaker Valley, they are taking a road trip to square off against Deer Lakes at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.