If West Greene was feeling good fresh off their 72-41 takedown of Avella on Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The West Greene Pioneers lost to the Serra Catholic Eagles on the road by a 68-50 margin on Tuesday. The Pioneers' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
01/14/25 @ Serra Catholic | 4 |
01/13/25 vs Avella | 9 |
01/02/25 @ Monessen | 2 |
12/30/24 vs Jefferson-Morgan | 3 |
12/19/24 vs Clairton | 2 |
West Greene's loss came despite strong showings from Madelyn Roberts and Kendra Tharp. Roberts posted 15 points and six boards, while Tharp dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds. Tharp has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last nine times she's played. Another player making a difference was Payton Gilbert, who had six points.
Even though they lost, West Greene smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in nine consecutive matches.
Bella Dumbroski was her usual excellent self, going 15 for 27 on her way to 34 points along with seven assists and seven boards for Serra Catholic. That makes it five consecutive games in which Dumbroski has scored at least a third of Serra Catholic's points. Abby Genes was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 22 points and nine rebounds.
West Greene's defeat dropped their record down to 8-3. As for Serra Catholic, they pushed their record up to 7-6 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
West Greene has already played their next contest (against Hundred), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Serra Catholic will be playing in front of their home fans against Seton LaSalle at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
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