Basketball Preview: Purchase Line Red Dragons vs. Conemaugh Valley Blue Jays
The Purchase Line Red Dragons will square off against the Conemaugh Valley Blue Jays at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Purchase Line focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 25 on Wednesday.
Purchase Line will head into Wednesday's game out to bounce back: they lost a heartbreaker on Wednesday after a huge 34-point victory in their prior game. They fell just short of Portage by a score of 56-54. The Red Dragons haven't had much luck with the Mustangs recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Despite the loss, Purchase Line saw an underclassman step up: freshman Rylee Mahaffey almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds. Another player making a difference was Jianna Hopkins, who scored nine points along with eight rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, Conemaugh Valley had to start their season on the road on Wednesday, and it wasn't the start they were hoping for. They took a blow against River Valley, falling 89-26. The Blue Jays were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 56-5.
Purchase Line strolled past Conemaugh Valley when the teams last played back in December of 2023 by a score of 56-41. Does Purchase Line have another victory up their sleeve, or will Conemaugh Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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