Tamaqua fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Saucon Valley on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 57-56 to the Saucon Valley Panthers. The Blue Raiders were not able to make up for their defeat to the Panthers from their previous meeting back in February of 2017.
Tamaqua lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Cooper Ansbach, who posted 13 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Mccabe, who put up 13 points.
Jack Robertson was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 25 points and 12 rebounds for Saucon Valley. With that strong performance, Robertson is now averaging an impressive 2.1 steals per game. Another player making a difference was Adam Clark, who went 6 of 12 on his way to 14 points and four steals.
Tamaqua is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-8. As for Saucon Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.
Tamaqua didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 76-67 win against Schuylkill Haven on the 30th. As for Saucon Valley, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 51-41 loss against Wilson Area on the 4th.
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