Monessen has won six straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Serra Catholic has won six straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Monessen Greyhounds will welcome the Serra Catholic Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, Monessen ended the year with a bang, routing Beaver County Christian 67-46.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Serra Catholic against Geibel Catholic two weeks ago as the squad secured an 82-42 win. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 157th, while the Gators are ranked 470th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Monessen better focus on containing Owen Dumbroski and Tyler Sapida as the pair were huge in Serra Catholic's win. Dumbroski went 11 for 16 on his way to 25 points and seven steals, while Sapida dropped a double-double on 18 points and 16 boards. With that strong performance, Sapida is now averaging an impressive 8.2 rebounds per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Graham, who went 6 of 9 on his way to 12 points in addition to five assists and five boards.
Serra Catholic was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in January.
Serra Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Monessen, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Monessen strolled past Serra Catholic in their previous meeting back in February of 2022 by a score of 69-55. Does Monessen have another victory up their sleeve, or will Serra Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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