Basketball Recap: Penn Treaty Takes a Loss
By Team Reports
Jan 22, 2025, 7:55am
Basketball Recap: Penn Treaty Wovles vs. Franklin Towne Warriors
Penn Treaty played a tough match on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 81-48 loss at the hands of the Franklin Towne Warriors. The Wovles were down 64-44 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Penn Treaty lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Heavon Washington, who posted 19 points. That was a full 39.6% of Penn Treaty's points, marking the third time in a row he's had more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jashaun Washington, who put up 15 points.
It was another big night for Nyel Waters, who earned 22 points and three steals for Franklin Towne. The dominant performance gave Waters a new career-high in points. Carlo Quattrone was another key player, putting up nine points along with seven boards and four steals.
Penn Treaty has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-7-1 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.0 points per game. As for Franklin Towne, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 8-9.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Penn Treaty will host Prep Charter at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Penn Treaty is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.2 points per game this season. As for Franklin Towne, they will face off against Masterman at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Franklin Towne has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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