The Pine-Richland Rams had to endure a seven-game losing streak dating back to last season, but that streak is no more. They snuck past McDowell with a 61-56 win on Friday. Pine-Richland's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Leading Pine-Richland to victory were Catherine Gentile and Madison Zavasky. Gentile scored 24 points, while Zavasky dropped a double-double on 23 points and ten rebounds. That makes it seven consecutive games in which Zavasky has scored at least 25% of Pine-Richland's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Maren Iski, who scored five points.
Pine-Richland's win bumped their record up to 1-6. As for McDowell, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-8.
Pine-Richland will stay at home for another game and welcome Hempfield Area at 6:30 p.m. on January 3rd. Hempfield Area presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Pine-Richland in Pennsylvania (Hempfield Area is ranked 76th, while Pine-Richland is ranked 340th). McDowell and Harbor Creek will face off at 7:30 p.m. on January 4th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Harbor Creek will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
