Pine Grove suffered their biggest defeat since January 10th on Monday. They lost 57-36 to the Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 291st, while the Hurricanes are ranked 134th).
Several Cardinals players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Ayla Schneck-Haines, who posted 13 points. Another player making a difference was Hollynn Sampson, who scored eight points.
Schuylkill Haven can attribute much of their success to Anna Schaeffer, who earned 23 points. The dominant performance gave Schaeffer a new career-high in points. Mckenna Runkle was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Pine Grove's loss dropped their record down to 14-8. As for Schuylkill Haven, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-5.
Pine Grove does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Schuylkill Haven, they have already played their next contest, a 49-28 win against Our Lady of Lourdes Regional on the 8th.
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