Wellsboro was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a hard 72-55 fall against the North Penn-Mansfield Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 504th, while the Tigers are ranked 193rd).
North Penn-Mansfield's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Cooper Shaw, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and ten boards. Brady Stetter was another key player, going 7 for 9 en route to 17 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals.
Wellsboro's loss dropped their record down to 7-10. As for North Penn-Mansfield, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 16-3.
Wellsboro has already played their next match (against Mansfield), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the North Penn-Mansfield Tigers take on the Athens Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Athens will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something North Penn-Mansfield surely won't give up without a fight.
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