Basketball Recap: Ligonier Valley Piles Up the Points Against Yough

By Team Reports Dec 28, 2024, 5:10am

Basketball Recap: Ligonier Valley Rams vs. Yough Cougars

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Previous 3 Games

12/27/24 vs Yough69-38
12/21/24 @ Yough53-38
12/20/24 @ Mt. Pleasant71-51

Ligonier Valley had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They breezed by the Yough Cougars to the tune of 69-38. The Rams have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three games by 20 points or more this season.

Ligonier Valley has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.5 points per game. As for Yough, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-9.

Ligonier Valley and Yough could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Pennsylvania Rankings. Ligonier Valley (ranked 440th) will meet Greensburg Central Catholic (ranked 64th) at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Yough will challenge Jeannette at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday down 547 places (658 vs. 111).

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