Greater Latrobe and Penn-Trafford are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2017, but not for long. The Greater Latrobe Wildcats will be playing at home against the Penn-Trafford Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Greater Latrobe will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Last Thursday, Greater Latrobe didn't have too much trouble with Albert Gallatin at home as they won 60-41. Given Greater Latrobe's advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 181st, while Albert Gallatin is ranked 433rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Penn-Trafford has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They had to suffer through a rough 64-37 loss at the hands of McKeesport. Penn-Trafford has not had much luck with McKeesport recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Penn-Trafford might have lost, but man, Olivia Pepple was a machine: she scored 19 points along with six rebounds and two blocks. That was a full 51.4% of Penn-Trafford's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Kamryn Pieper, who scored three points along with two blocks.
Greater Latrobe's victory bumped their record up to 8-10. As for Penn-Trafford, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-7.
Greater Latrobe came up short against Penn-Trafford when the teams last played back in January, falling 51-40. Will Greater Latrobe have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
