Greater Latrobe and Uniontown squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but Greater Latrobe had to settle for second. They were outmatched by the Uniontown Red Raiders and fell 69-38. 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 94th, while the Red Raiders are ranked 27th).
Tori Grooms was his usual excellent self, going 9-for-17 to rack up 25 points and three steals for Uniontown. Uniontown is undefeated when Grooms posts 15 or more points, but 2-4 otherwise. Isaac Ellsworth was another key player, putting up 13 points and four steals.
Greater Latrobe's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-6. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.7 points over those games. As for Uniontown, they pushed their record up to 22-4 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Greater Latrobe will square off against Exeter Township at 7:00 p.m. on March 7th. Exeter Township has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 174 points over their last three contests. As for Uniontown, they will take on Meadville on March 7th. Uniontown is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 74.3 points per game this season.
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