Greater Johnstown won the last time they faced Clearfield and things went their way on Friday too. The Greater Johnstown Trojans strolled past the Clearfield Bison with points to spare, taking the game 61-43. The Trojans pushed the score to 58-28 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bison cut but never quite recovered from.
Despite the loss, Clearfield saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Sonny Diehl dropped a double-double on 18 points and 16 boards. With that strong performance, Diehl is now averaging an impressive 15.2 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Myleigh Hudson, who posted five points and eight rebounds.
Trojans
| 12/27/24 vs Clearfield | 61-43 |
| 12/20/24 vs Chestnut Ridge | 73-21 |
| 12/18/24 @ Bishop Carroll | 69-60 |
The victory was the third in a row for Greater Johnstown, bringing their record for this year to 4-4. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.7 points per game. As for Clearfield, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 3-3.
Greater Johnstown didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 51-20 win against Bellefonte on the 3rd. As for Clearfield, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Philipsburg-Osceola at 7:30 p.m. on January 8th. Clearfield is facing Philipsburg-Osceola at the right time seeing as Philipsburg-Osceola is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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