The Uniontown Red Raiders will take on the Abington Heights Comets in a tournament on Friday. Uniontown knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine matchups -- so hopefully Abington Heights likes a good challenge.
Uniontown easily dispatched McGuffey on Friday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. Uniontown fell just short of Mainland by a score of 70-67 on Saturday. The Red Raiders' loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
| 12/21/24 vs Mainland | 11 |
| 12/17/24 @ Greater Latrobe | 9 |
| 02/27/24 vs Avonworth | 9 |
| 12/05/23 @ Connellsville | 7 |
| 12/06/24 vs Belle Vernon | 7 |
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Calvin Winfrey, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 11 boards. Those 11 boards gave him a new career-high. Tori Grooms was another key player, putting up nine points along with eight boards and seven assists.
Meanwhile, Abington Heights made easy work of Emmaus on Saturday and carried off a 63-37 win. Given the Comets' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 209th, while the Hornets are ranked 472nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Abington Heights pushed their record up to 3-3 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.0 points per game. As for Uniontown, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-2.
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