Basketball Recap: Mcdowell Takes a Tough Playoff Loss

Trojans

Previous 5 Games

03/15/25 vs Upper St. Clair	49-51
03/12/25 vs Wilson	50-46
03/08/25 vs Central Catholic	72-40
02/28/25 @ State College	56-43
02/25/25 vs Taylor Allderdice	72-39

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact McDowell can now relate to. They fell just short of the Upper St. Clair Panthers by a score of 51-49 on Saturday. The Trojans' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.

McDowell's loss dropped their record down to 23-5. As for Upper St. Clair, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 26-2.

McDowell does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Upper St. Clair, they will face off against Roman Catholic on March 22nd. Roman Catholic will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Upper St. Clair surely won't give up without a fight.