Canton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost to the North Penn-Liberty Mountie on the road by a 63-48 margin. The Warriors were not able to make up for their loss to the Mountie from their previous meeting back in January of 2024.
Despite the defeat, Canton had strong showings from Ben Fitch, who shot 4-for-6 from downtown and dropped a double-double on 25 points and 12 rebounds, and Talin Williams, who went 5 of 11 on his way to 14 points and three blocks. That was a full 52.1% of Canton's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points.
North Penn-Liberty's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Adynn Wheeland led the charge by going 10 of 21 on his way to 28 points and five steals. With that strong performance, Wheeland is now averaging an impressive 15.7 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Evan Mctish, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 14 boards.
Canton's loss dropped their record down to 4-6. As for North Penn-Liberty, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-5 record this season.
Canton wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 69-18 defeat against Troy on the 11th. As for North Penn-Liberty, they will welcome Sayre at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Sayre is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.7 points per game this season.
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