After flying high against Mapletown on Thursday, Monessen came back down to earth. The Greyhounds were dealt a 59-21 defeat at the hands of the West Greene Pioneers on Monday. The Greyhounds were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 43-13.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead West Greene to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jillissa Yeater, who posted 14 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kendra Tharp, who put up 13 points.
Monessen's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for West Greene, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season.
Monessen and Serra Catholic, after both having extra time off, will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court at 7:00 p.m. on January 5th. The Greyhounds will need to watch out since the Eagles have now posted at least 55 points in their last three contests. As for West Greene, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 55-18 victory against Jefferson-Morgan on the 29th.
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