The Tamaqua Blue Raiders will face off against the Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Tamaqua focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 15 on Wednesday.
Tamaqua is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Catasauqua: they outscored them in every quarter. Tamaqua was the clear victor by a 57-34 margin over Catasauqua. The Blue Raiders pushed the score to 50-29 by the end of the third, a deficit the Rough Riders had little chance of recovering from.
Lauren Ligenza had a dynamite game for Tamaqua, almost dropping a double-double on 23 points and nine rebounds. Another player making a difference was Millie Black, who went 6 for 10 en route to 12 points plus six rebounds and two steals.
Tamaqua smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 23 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in December of 2023.
Meanwhile, Schuylkill Haven took care of business in their home opener on Saturday (barely). They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Mahanoy Area 39-36.
Schuylkill Haven's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Mckenna Runkle, who earned 14 points, and Alea Porter, who scored 12 points. Anna Schaeffer was another key player, scoring five points.
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