Franklin Regional and Montour squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Franklin Regional had to settle for second. They were beaten by the Montour Spartans 70-42. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 230th, while the Spartans are ranked ninth).
It was another big night for Ama Tening Sow, who dropped a double-double with 24 points and 13 rebounds for Montour. Sow is on a roll when it comes to boards, as he's now pulled down eight or more in each of the last 25 games he's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Alston, who went 5-for-6 to rack up 14 points and four steals.
Franklin Regional now has a losing record of 11-12. As for Montour, the win (which was their 16th in a row) raised their record to 22-1.
Franklin Regional does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Montour, they will face off against Greater Latrobe at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Greater Latrobe has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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