Basketball Game Preview: Tamaqua Blue Raiders vs. Louis E. Dieruff Huskies

By Team Reports Dec 29, 2024, 12:21am

Basketball Preview: Tamaqua Blue Raiders vs. Louis E. Dieruff Huskies

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The Tamaqua Blue Raiders and the Louis E. Dieruff Huskies will round out the year against one another at at 1:30 p.m. on Monday. Tamaqua will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.

Tamaqua is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Mahanoy Area: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Tamaqua blew Mahanoy Area out of the water with a 60-28 final score. The Blue Raiders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 23 points or more this season.

Lauren Ligenza

Points

12/27/24 @ Mahanoy Area22
12/17/24 vs Pine Grove23
12/14/24 @ Nativity BVM6
12/11/24 vs Blue Mountain20
12/10/24 @ Pottsville4

Lauren Ligenza continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 9 for 12 on her way to 22 points and six rebounds. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 15.2 points per game. Millie Black was another key player, going 5 of 7 on her way to 10 points and five rebounds.

Meanwhile, Louis E. Dieruff came up short against Emmaus last Thursday and fell 49-42. The Huskies haven't had much luck with the Hornets recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.

Tamaqua pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 38.5 points. As for Louis E. Dieruff, they now have a losing record at 2-3.

Everything came up roses for Tamaqua against Louis E. Dieruff in their previous matchup back in December of 2019, as the squad secured a 63-24 win. In that game, Tamaqua amassed a halftime lead of 40-17, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Monday.

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