Basketball Game Recap: Central Mountain Wildcats vs. Shikellamy Braves

By Team Reports Jan 8, 2024, 10:30am

Recap: Central Mountain Wildcats vs. Shikellamy Braves

After flying high against the Wyalusing Valley Rams last Thursday, the Central Mountain Wildcats came back down to earth. Central Mountain fell just short of Shikellamy by a score of 36-34. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Central Mountain in their matchups with Shikellamy: they've now lost six in a row.

Shikellamy found their leader in underclassman Lily Fatool, who scored 20 points along with four steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Fatool has scored at least 25% of Shikellamy's points. Kianah Lenner was another key contributor, scoring 13 points.

Central Mountain has been struggling recently, as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-4 record this season. As for Shikellamy, the victory makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-4.

Central Mountain will head out on the road to face off against Danville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Shikellamy, they will be playing at home against Lewisburg at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.