Moshannon Valley hasn't had much luck against Curwensville recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Moshannon Valley Black Knights/Damsels will take on the Curwensville Golden Tide in a holiday battle at at 7:15 p.m. Moshannon Valley has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Moshannon Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Southern Huntingdon County on Monday, sneaking past 55-52. The win was some much needed relief for the Black Knights/Damsels as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Curwensville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 70-66 heartbreaker at the hands of Claysburg-Kimmel. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (64), the Golden Tide still had to take the loss.
Moshannon Valley will need focus on slowing down Chandler English, one of several Curwensville players who made an impact when they last played. He dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten boards. The dominant performance also gave English a new career-high in assists (six). Another player making a difference was Davis Fleming, who went 8 of 15 en route to 18 points and five rebounds.
Even though they lost, Curwensville 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 eight offensive rebounds in six consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Curwensville's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Moshannon Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 2-4.
Things could have been worse for Moshannon Valley, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 57-40 loss to Curwensville when the teams last played back in February. Can Moshannon Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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