Bellefonte was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their 12th straight defeat. They took a 53-36 bruising from the Philipsburg-Osceola Mountaineers. The Raiders were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Mountaineers earlier this season, when they won 44-40.
Philipsburg-Osceola was led to victory by Maddy Malinich and Lily Warlow. Malinich went 6 of 15 on her way to 20 points and seven steals, while Warlow went 7 for 17 en route to 19 points and four steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Malinich has scored at least a third of Philipsburg-Osceola's points. Olivia Gallaher also deserves some recognition as she scored her first points of the season.
Bellefonte's loss dropped their record down to 1-12. As for Philipsburg-Osceola, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-13.
Bellefonte and Philipsburg-Osceola could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Pennsylvania Rankings. Bellefonte (ranked 635th) will meet Penns Valley Area (ranked 281st) at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Similarly, Philipsburg-Osceola will challenge Tyrone at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday down 437 places (648 vs. 211).
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