United won the last time they faced Conemaugh Valley and things went their way on Thursday too. The United Lions walked away with a 50-39 win over the Conemaugh Valley Blue Jays. The Lions pushed the score to 44-24 by the end of the third, a deficit the Blue Jays cut but never quite recovered from.
Despite the defeat, Conemaugh Valley saw an underclassman step up: freshman Gwen Masser dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 boards. Masser has been hot, having posted ten or more rebounds the last five times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Penelope Reininger, who posted seven points in addition to five boards and three blocks.
United has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season. As for Conemaugh Valley, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-16.
United wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 44-34 loss against Conemaugh Township on the 31st. Conemaugh Valley has also already played their next contest (against Northern Cambria), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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