Purchase Line was not able to break out of their rough patch  on Tuesday as the team picked up their ninth straight  loss. They were dealt  a  71-39 defeat at the hands of the Homer-Center Wildcats. While losing is never fun, the Red Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage  in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings  (they are ranked 669th, while the Wildcats are ranked 330th).
| 01/28/25 @ Homer-Center | 13 | 
| 01/08/25 vs Cambria Heights | 7 | 
| 01/13/25 @ Penns Manor | 6 | 
| 01/24/25 vs Marion Center | 5 | 
| 12/19/24 @ Marion Center | 5 | 
 Despite the  loss, Purchase Line saw an underclassman step up: sophomore  Jacob Stein  posted 13  points. Those 13 points gave  Stein a new career-high.  Jakob Mountain was another key player,  putting up six  points and four  steals.
 Homer-Center was led to victory by  Angelo Alexander and  Max Voyda.  Alexander  dropped  a double-double on 16 points and ten  boards, while  Voyda  went 6 of 10  en route to 19  points and six  rebounds. Alexander has been hot recently, having also posted two or more  steals the last three times he's  played. Another player making a difference was  Nash Budner, who  scored six points and five  rebounds.
Purchase Line's defeat dropped their record down to 2-16. As for Homer-Center, they are  on a roll lately: they've  won four of their last five games,  which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record  this season.
 Purchase Line will welcome Penns Manor  at 7:15  p.m.  on Thursday. As for Homer-Center, they will head out to  take on Marion Center  at 7:15  p.m.  on Thursday. One thing working in Marion Center's favor is that they have posted at least 55  points  in their last four contests.
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