After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Shady Side Academy, Pine-Richland was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They rang in the new year with a 34-25 win over the North Allegheny Tigers. This was payback for the Rams, who suffered a 59-38 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Pine-Richland's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Rebekah Shaffer, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 13 boards. Catherine Gentile was another key player, putting up 13 points along with eight rebounds and three steals.
Pine-Richland has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 3-7 record this season. As for North Allegheny, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-7.
Pine-Richland didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 51-42 loss against North Catholic on the 4th. As for North Allegheny, they will head out to challenge Woodland Hills at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. North Allegheny is facing Woodland Hills at the right time seeing as Woodland Hills is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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