While Girard's victory against Harbor Creek wasn't quite the blowout they won the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Girard Yellowjackets sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 58-56 win over the Harbor Creek Huskies on Friday. Given the Yellowjackets' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 70th, while the Huskies are ranked 235th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the loss, Harbor Creek still got an impressive performance from JT Delsandro, who went 8 for 18 on his way to 22 points in addition to seven assists and three steals. That was a full 39.3% of Harbor Creek's points, marking the sixth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam LaFuria, who put up eight points along with five boards and three steals.
Yellowjackets
| 12/20/24 vs Harbor Creek | 58-56 |
| 12/17/24 @ Iroquois | 56-36 |
| 12/13/24 @ Warren | 57-50 |
The victory was the third in a row for Girard, bringing their record for this year to 4-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.0 points per game. As for Harbor Creek, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-4 record this season.
Girard and Conneaut Area will compete for holiday cheer at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Girard knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Conneaut Area likes a good challenge. As for Harbor Creek, they will look to defend their home court on December 27th against Seneca at 7:30 p.m. Harbor Creek is facing Seneca at the right time seeing as Seneca is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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