The Conemaugh Township Indians entered their tilt with the Conemaugh Valley Blue Jays with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. Conemaugh Township narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Conemaugh Valley 60-57. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory Conemaugh Township has posted yet this season.
Conemaugh Township's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jon Updyke, who scored 21 points along with seven rebounds and four steals. Updyke has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last 14 times he's played. Ethan Matera was another key contributor, scoring 17 points along with nine rebounds and seven steals.
Conemaugh Township's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-2. As for Conemaugh Valley, their defeat ended a ten-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Conemaugh Township will challenge Portage at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Portage's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last three contests. As for Conemaugh Valley, they will head out on the road to square off against United at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. United will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Pennsylvania Rankings (they are ranked 354th, while Conemaugh Valley is ranked 129th).
