River Valley was the 45-43 winner over Conemaugh Township when they last played one another back in February of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The River Valley Panthers took a 59-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Conemaugh Township Indians on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 399th, while the Indians are ranked 133rd).
Conemaugh Township's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Ethan Matera, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 16 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Matera a new career-high in rebounds. Brennan Lohr was another key player, going 7 for 14 on his way to 20 points.
River Valley dropped their record down to 7-8 with the loss, which was their third straight at home. As for Conemaugh Township, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-3.
River Valley won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Portage at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Portage is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 63.8 points per game this season. As for Conemaugh Township, they and Penns Manor will face off at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday without much rest having both just played. Conemaugh Township also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 59.9 points per game.
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