It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Pottsgrove can now relate to. They fell 63-56 to the Neumann-Goretti Saints on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 88th, while the Saints are ranked 22nd).
Pottsgrove has also been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 20-5 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.3 points over those games. The victory was the third in a row for Neumann-Goretti, bringing their record for this year to 16-11.
Pottsgrove does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Neumann-Goretti, they will take on Penncrest on Friday. Neumann-Goretti knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 15 contests -- so hopefully Penncrest likes a good challenge.
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