East Juniata was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell 50-39 to the Mount Union Trojans. The Tigers were not able to make up for their defeat to the Trojans from their previous meeting back in January of 2024.
Mount Union had a senior duo take command as Maddie Dimoff posted 27 points along with seven rebounds and three steals and Cailyn Skopic earned 16 points in addition to five assists and five steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which Dimoff has scored at least a third of Mount Union's points.
East Juniata's loss dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Mount Union, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 5-7.
East Juniata and Mount Union could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Pennsylvania Rankings. East Juniata will take on Upper Dauphin Area at 7:00 p.m. on Monday down 297 places (582 vs. 285). Similarly, Mount Union (ranked 559th) will meet Tussey Mountain (ranked 265th) at 7:15 p.m. on Monday.
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