The Pine Valley Central Panthers and the Avoca-Prattsburgh Titans squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but sadly the Pine Valley Central Panthers had to settle for second. They had to suffer through a rough 75-47 loss at the hands of the Titans. While losing is never fun, Pine Valley Central can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 794th, while Avoca-Prattsburgh is ranked 320th).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Avoca-Prattsburgh to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jaeden Crowder, who scored 21 points along with five steals. Crowder continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Dan Stilson, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds.
Pine Valley Central now has a losing record at 11-12. As for Avoca-Prattsburgh, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 15-9 record this season.
Pine Valley Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Avoca-Prattsburgh will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Sackets Harbor Central at 10:45 a.m. on March 16th. Sackets Harbor Central will roll in looking for their 16th straight win, something Avoca-Prattsburgh surely won't give up without a fight.
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