Homer-Center lost against Portage back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The game between the Homer-Center Wildcats and the Portage Mustangs didn't end well, with the Homer-Center Wildcats falling 64-47. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 330th, while the Mustangs are ranked 132nd).
Portage's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Bode Layo led the charge by going 7 for 14 on his way to 18 points and five steals. Those five steals gave Layo a new career-high. Trae Kargo was another key player, going 7 of 16 en route to 16 points and six assists.
This is the second loss in a row for Homer-Center and nudges their season record down to 13-9. As for Portage, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season.
Homer-Center has already played their next match (against Punxsutawney), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Portage will face off against West Shamokin at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Portage will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
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