Basketball Recap: Kiski Area Picks Up Eighth Consecutive Win

Cavaliers

Previous Games

01/28/25 vs Armstrong	51-41
01/25/25 vs Indiana	79-61
01/24/25 @ Hampton	46-35
01/14/25 vs Penn Hills	68-53
01/10/25 @ Plum	57-30
+ 3 more games

Kiski Area came tearing into Tuesday's match with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.1 points) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 51-41 win over the Armstrong River Hawks. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 64-39 back in January.

When it comes to explaining why Armstrong lost, don't look at Jacob Szep. Despite the final result, he went 9 for 14 on his way to 20 points and five boards. Carter Schotting was another key player, putting up four points.

Kiski Area pushed their record up to 10-6 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.5 points per game. As for Armstrong, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-12 record this season.

Kiski Area has already played their next contest (against Shaler Area), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Armstrong has already played their next match, a 46-37 loss against Plum on the 29th.