Upper Dauphin Area was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting the Halifax Wildcats an easy 74-51 win. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Trojans of the 71-38 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in January.
Despite the loss, Upper Dauphin Area still got an impressive performance from Ethan Groff, who went 7 of 14 en route to 20 points and six rebounds. Another player making a difference was Aidan Bingaman, who posted 13 points.
Upper Dauphin Area's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Halifax, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Upper Dauphin Area will take on Susquenita in a holiday battle at at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Halifax and Millersburg will compete for holiday cheer at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Millersburg is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.9 points per game this season.
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