The Moon Area Tigers will venture away from home to take on the Mars Fightin' Planets at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Moon Area is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against South Fayette on Monday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Moon Area was dealt a 51-24 defeat at the hands of South Fayette. The Tigers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 34-12.
Meanwhile, Mars was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Monday as they fell 57-53 to Montour. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Fightin' Planets came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while the Spartans are ranked 241st).
Moon Area will need focus on slowing down Alexis Cashdollar, one of several Mars players who made an impact when they last played. She dropped a double-double on 15 points and 14 rebounds. Those 14 boards gave Cashdollar a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Cecilia Christy, who posted 17 points.
Even though they lost, Mars smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.
Moon Area's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-6. As for Mars, they dropped their record down to 10-8 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Moon Area was able to grind out a solid win over Mars in their previous matchup on January 6th, winning 51-43. The rematch might be a little tougher for Moon Area since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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