Recap: North Star Cougars vs. Windber Ramblers
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the North Star Cougars can now relate to. They took a 64-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Ramblers on Thursday. North Star's loss signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
North Star's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Brady Weimer, who scored 21 points along with two steals. Weimer has been hot recently, having posted 19 or more points the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Smith, who scored 15 points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Windber to victory, but perhaps none more so than Andrew Scalia, who scored 16 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Scalia has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Evan Brady, who scored 15 points.
North Star's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-6. As for Windber, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-8.
North Star does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Windber is on the road again on Tuesday and plays McConnellsburg at 7:00 p.m. on February 27th. McConnellsburg is coming into the contest with seven straight defeats at home, meaning Windber will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win.
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