Purchase Line won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Monday. They had to suffer through a 76-40 loss at the hands of the Conemaugh Valley Blue Jays. The Red Dragons were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 50-25.
Jakob Mountain and Jacob Kauffman certainly did their best on Monday to avoid the loss. Mountain went 6 for 11 en route to 16 points and seven boards, while Kauffman went 5 of 6 on his way to 13 points.
Conemaugh Valley was led to victory by Jeremy Dietz and Jaylen Henry. Dietz dropped a double-double on 23 points and 12 rebounds, while Henry went 7 of 11 en route to 19 points along with eight assists and five boards. The contest was Dietz's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Lance Masser was another key player, putting up eight points in addition to ten rebounds and three steals.
Purchase Line's defeat was their seventh straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-18. As for Conemaugh Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Purchase Line has already played their next game (against West Shamokin), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Conemaugh Valley will take on Windber at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Conemaugh Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.4 points per game this season.
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