Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Greensburg Central Catholic walked away with it. They came out on top against the Quaker Valley Quakers by a score of 56-48 on Wednesday. Given the Centurions' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 106th, while the Quakers are ranked 217th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the loss, Quaker Valley still got an impressive performance from Oumou Thiero, who dropped a double-double with 32 points and 14 boards. That was a full 66.7% of Quaker Valley's points, marking the fifth time in a row Thiero has posted more than a third of the team's points.
Greensburg Central Catholic has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.9 points over those games. Quaker Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 15-9.
Greensburg Central Catholic has already played their next match (against Our Lady of the Sacred Heart), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Quaker Valley, they have already played their next contest, a 56-51 loss against Avonworth on the 21st.
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