Preview: Antietam Mountaineers vs. Pottsgrove Falcons
Antietam has played every game this season on their home court, but they'll have to hit the road on Thursday. They will face off against the Pottsgrove Falcons at 6:00 p.m. Hopefully Antietam focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 on Monday.
Last Monday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Antietam had to settle for a 56-54 loss against Boyertown. Even though they lost, Antietam's still made a splash on offense and bumped their average scoring up to 50.5 points per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Despite their loss, Antietam saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. AJ Schiefly, who scored 19 points along with 3 steals, was perhaps the best of all. Schiefly scored a full 35.2% of Antietam's points, the second time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Shawn Raffety was another key contributor, scoring 13 points.
Meanwhile, Pottsgrove got the win against Downingtown East on Saturday by a conclusive 61-40. That's two games straight that Pottsgrove has won by exactly 21 points.
Conrad Weiser's win bumped their season record to 0-0 while Antietam's defeat dropped theirs to 0-1.
Antietam won a match that couldn't have been any closer when the teams last played back in December of 2022, slipping by Pottsgrove 59-58. The rematch might be a little tougher for Antietam since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
