If Tamaqua was riding high fresh off their 56-24 takedown of Panther Valley last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Tamaqua Blue Raiders fell to the North Schuylkill Spartans 44-39. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Blue Raiders this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 61-45 back in January.
Several Blue Raiders players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Millie Black, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 14 boards. Another player making a difference was Lauren Ligenza, who posted eight points along with 12 rebounds and three blocks.
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Even though they lost, Tamaqua smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 14 offensive boards in three consecutive contests.
Tamaqua's loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-5. As for North Schuylkill, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-4.
Tamaqua will face off against Williams Valley at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. North Schuylkill does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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