The Pymatuning Valley Lakers entered their tilt with the Jefferson Area Falcons with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Pymatuning Valley slipped by Jefferson Area 61-60 on Monday. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Mae Struna was nothing short of spectacular: she scored 17 points along with eight rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points she has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Raylyn Ballentine, who scored eight points along with seven rebounds.
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.
Pymatuning Valley is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for Jefferson Area, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-12.
Pymatuning Valley 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 contest with three straight wins on the road, so Maplewood is out to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Jefferson Area, they will be playing at home against Crestwood at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully Jefferson Area focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 21 on Monday.
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