Recap: Greater Johnstown Trojans vs. Chestnut Ridge Lions
After losing to the Chestnut Ridge Lions the last time they met, the Greater Johnstown Trojans decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. Greater Johnstown sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 50-47 win over Chestnut Ridge on Friday. The win made it back-to-back wins for Greater Johnstown.
Chestnut Ridge lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Ashlie Weaver, who scored 19 points along with six rebounds and five steals. Weaver scored a full 40.4% of Chestnut Ridge's points, the eighth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Isabella Hillegass, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 13 rebounds.
Greater Johnstown now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Chestnut Ridge, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Greater Johnstown will wrap up 2023 with a road trip to face off against Hollidaysburg at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hollidaysburg will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive. Chestnut Ridge will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Westmont Hilltop at 7:15 p.m. on January 3, 2024.
