Sayre has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They lost to the North Penn-Mansfield Tigers on the road by a 50-31 margin on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Redskins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 423rd, while the Tigers are ranked 193rd).
When it comes to explaining why Sayre lost, don't look at Ryan Ressler. Despite the final result, he almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine rebounds.
North Penn-Mansfield's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Alex Davis, who posted 15 points along with six boards and four steals. Davis is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed three or more in the last six games he's played. Another player making a difference was Andy Hermansen, who scored 12 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals.
Sayre's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-5. As for North Penn-Mansfield, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-3.
Sayre wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 61-48 defeat against North Penn-Liberty on the 27th. As for North Penn-Mansfield, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 59-36 win against Towanda on the 27th.
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