The Marion Center Stingers's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Wednesday after their fifth straight loss. They took a 90-79 hit to the loss column at the hands of Conemaugh Valley. Even though they lost, Marion Center's still made a splash on offense and bumped their average scoring up to 50.3 points per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Despite the loss, Marion Center still got an impressive performance from Evan Risinger, who scored 29 points along with five assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Risinger has scored all season. Kamden Rozier was another key contributor, scoring 17 points along with six rebounds.
Even though they lost, Marion Center were working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Conemaugh Valley to victory, but perhaps none more so than Landon Percinsky, who dropped a double-double on 32 points and 17 rebounds. Percinsky hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for 11 straight games. Another player making a difference was Jeremy Dietz, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds.
Marion Center has not been sharp recently, as they've lost seven of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-10 record this season. As for Conemaugh Valley, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 15-1.
Marion Center will be playing at home against Penns Manor at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. As for Conemaugh Valley, they will head out on the road to take on Ferndale at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Ferndale 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 574th, while Conemaugh Valley is ranked 115th).
