The Wellsboro Hornets will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the Neumann Regional Academy Golden Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Monday.
Last Saturday, Wellsboro lost to Montoursville on the road by a 52-37 margin. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 485th, while the Warriors are ranked 237th).
Meanwhile, Neumann Regional Academy had to endure an eight-game losing streak dating back to last season, but that streak is no more. They had just enough and edged Bucktail out 61-59. The score was all tied up 29-29 at the break, but the Golden Knights were the better team in the second half.
Neumann Regional Academy's win came from a few key players Wellsboro will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Daiton Thompson, who posted 24 points. Andrew Walter was another key player, putting up 15 points.
Neumann Regional Academy's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-5. As for Wellsboro, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Wellsboro came up short against Neumann Regional Academy in their previous meeting back in January of 2023, falling 70-62. Thankfully for Wellsboro, Davion Hill (who dropped a double-double on 34 points and 16 boards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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