The West Greene Pioneers will venture away from home to challenge the Clairton Bears at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
West Greene is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Geibel Catholic on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. West Greene came up short against Geibel Catholic, falling 54-33. While losing is never fun, the Pioneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 337th, while the Gators are ranked 167th).
Meanwhile, Clairton fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Geibel Catholic on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Gators by a score of 65-62. The Bears' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
West Greene's loss dropped their record down to 9-4. As for Clairton, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 9-3.
West Greene came up short against Clairton when the teams last played back in December of 2024, falling 83-72. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Clairton's Iyanna Wade, who posted 56 points. Now that West Greene knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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