Greater Latrobe and Penn-Trafford are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2018, but not for long. The Greater Latrobe Wildcats will look to take advantage of their home court for the first time this season as they take on the Penn-Trafford Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Last Thursday, everything went Greater Latrobe's way against West Mifflin as Greater Latrobe made off with a 51-27 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
Meanwhile, Penn-Trafford put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Greensburg Salem 57-31. 57 seems to be a good number for the Warriors as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Penn-Trafford's win came from a few key players Greater Latrobe will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Lauren Marton, who went 5 for 8 on her way to 14 points and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Torrie Destefano, who posted eight points in addition to five boards and four steals.
Penn-Trafford smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in four consecutive contests.
Penn-Trafford's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for Greater Latrobe, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Greater Latrobe strolled past Penn-Trafford when the teams last played back in February by a score of 58-39. Does Greater Latrobe have another victory up their sleeve, or will Penn-Trafford turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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