Basketball Recap: Montour's Luck Takes a Turn for the Worse on Tuesday

After a string of 17 wins, Montour's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Chartiers Valley Colts by a score of 47-44. The Spartans were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Colts earlier this season, when they won 78-67.

Ama Tening Sow

Points

02/25/25 vs Chartiers Valley	18
02/21/25 vs Greater Latrobe	19
02/18/25 vs Franklin Regional	24
02/10/25 vs Ringgold	23
02/07/25 vs Moon Area	24
+ 9 more games

When it comes to explaining why Montour lost, don't look at Ama Tening Sow. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double with 18 points and 16 rebounds. Sow's evening made it 14 games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Colton Straight, who posted nine points and six boards.

Montour's defeat dropped their record down to 23-2. As for Chartiers Valley, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 17 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-3 record this season.

Montour wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, an 81-72 victory against Mars on the 27th. As for Chartiers Valley, they will face off against Peters Township on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Peters Township comes in on three and Chartiers Valley on six.