After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Downingtown West, Penn Wood was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Merion Mercy Academy Golden Bears, sneaking past 38-35. The Patriots' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
| 12/13/24 vs Merion Mercy Academy | 5 |
| 12/10/24 @ Downingtown West | 3 |
| 01/11/24 vs Chichester | 3 |
| 12/02/24 @ Executive Education Academy Charter School | 2 |
| 12/06/24 @ Great Valley | 1 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Penn Wood to victory, but perhaps none more so than Taylor Morris, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Morris a new career-high in assists (five). Jaylah Kennedy was another key player, putting up seven points and nine rebounds.
Penn Wood's win ended a three-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-4. As for Merion Mercy Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-3.
Penn Wood wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 50-44 victory against West Philadelphia on the 17th. As for Merion Mercy Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 48-44 win against Mt. St. Joseph Academy on the 17th.
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