Meyersdale is 1-9 against Windber since December of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Meyersdale Red Raiders' homestand continues as they prepare to take on the Windber Ramblers at 7:00 p.m. on January 15th. Meyersdale will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Pennsylvania Rankings (they are ranked 526th, while Windber is ranked 221st).
Last Wednesday, Meyersdale ended up a good deal behind Northern and lost 43-25.
The losing side was boosted by Laurel Daniels, who scored eight points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, winning is just a little bit easier when you outrebound your opponent 15 to 8 on the offensive boards, a fact Windber proved last Thursday. They snuck past Blacklick Valley with a 56-50 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Windber.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Windber to victory, but perhaps none more so than Mariah Andrews, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 15 rebounds. Andrews has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Angel James, who scored nine points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Meyersdale has traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost seven of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-8 record this season. As for Windber, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season.
Meyersdale was dealt a bruising 59-19 defeat at the hands of Windber when the teams last played back in December of 2023. The matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Meyersdale was down 31-8.
