The Jefferson Area Falcons pushed their score all the way to 60 on Monday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 61-60 to Pymatuning Valley. Jefferson Area has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Jefferson Area still got an impressive performance from Mia Contenza, who scored 18 points along with six rebounds and six steals. Tatum Bordeaux was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Jefferson Area's lineup was just a bit different on Monday as Leah Valenti got a bit more time on the court (12 vs. her season average of 4.11). Valenti made the most of the opportunity, scoring nine points along with two steals. A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
Mae Struna went supernova for Pymatuning Valley, scoring 17 points along with eight rebounds. It was the first time this season that Struna scored 15 or more points. The team also got some help courtesy of Raylyn Ballentine, who scored eight points along with seven rebounds.
Jefferson Area has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-12 record this season. As for Pymatuning Valley, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 13-6.
Jefferson Area will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against Crestwood at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Jefferson Area focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 21 on Monday. As for Pymatuning Valley, they won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Maplewood at 4:15 p.m. on February 13th. Pymatuning Valley is coming into the matchup with three straight wins on the road, so Maplewood is out to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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