The Kiski Area Cavaliers will take on the Greensburg Salem Golden Lions in a holiday battle at at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
Kiski Area is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest defeat since January 12th on Monday. They were beaten by Indiana 53-24. The game marked the Cavaliers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, Greensburg Salem won against McKeesport on Monday with 53 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Tuesday. Greensburg Salem blew past Connellsville 53-33. The Golden Lions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Greensburg Salem's win came from a few key players Kiski Area will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Vienna Jevicky, who posted ten points in addition to eight boards and five steals. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Blessing Gantt, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten boards.
Greensburg Salem has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29.8 points. As for Kiski Area, their loss dropped their record down to 4-2.
Kiski Area came out on top in a nail-biter against Greensburg Salem when the teams last played back in January of 2021, sneaking past 33-31. Does Kiski Area have another victory up their sleeve, or will Greensburg Salem turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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