Central Mountain was the 58-45 winner over Shikellamy when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The Central Mountain Wildcats were dealt a 59-32 defeat at the hands of the Shikellamy Braves on Wednesday. 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 339th, while the Braves are ranked 156th).
Lena Walker
| 01/10/25 vs Midd-West | 12 |
| 02/05/25 vs Shikellamy | 7 |
| 01/22/25 @ Danville | 6 |
| 01/03/25 vs Danville | 5 |
| 01/29/25 @ Midd-West | 4 |
| + 11 more games |
Lena Walker and Taylor Doyle certainly did their best on Wednesday to avoid the loss. Walker went 7-for-17 on her way to 20 points and seven steals, while Doyle posted eight points and eight boards. Walker has become a key player for Central Mountain: the team is 3-1 when she posts at least five steals, but 5-8 otherwise.
Lily Fatool was her usual excellent self, going 11-for-26 en route to 30 points and six rebounds for Shikellamy. That makes it four consecutive games in which Fatool has scored at least a third of Shikellamy's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Nadia Smith, who almost dropped a double-double with 11 points and nine boards.
Central Mountain's loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 8-9. As for Shikellamy, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season.
Central Mountain didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 60-40 defeat against DuBois Central Catholic on the 7th. As for Shikellamy, they have also already played their next contest, a 68-11 win against Warrior Run on the 8th.
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