Mt. Pleasant was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss dating back to last season. They took a blow against the Serra Catholic Eagles, falling 78-36. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 314th, while the Eagles are ranked 49th).
Serra Catholic was led to victory by Owen Dumbroski and Mark Johnson. Dumbroski went 9 of 20 on his way to 19 points along with eight boards and six steals, while Johnson went 8 for 13 en route to 19 points and five steals. Dumbroski's afternoon made it eight games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Sapida, who posted eight points and seven rebounds.
Mt. Pleasant's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-5. As for Serra Catholic, the win keeps them at an undefeated 7-0.
Mt. Pleasant and Jeannette will compete for holiday cheer at 12:45 p.m. on Saturday. As for Serra Catholic, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, an 81-53 loss against South Allegheny on the 17th.
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