The Trinity Hillers fought the good fight in their overtime match against Lincoln Park Performing Arts on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 61-60 to the. Trinity's loss continues an unfortunate trend for the team, making it three in a row.
It was another big night for Maddie Syka, who shot 6-for-9 from long range and dropped a double-double on 39 points and 11 rebounds for Lincoln Park Performing Arts. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Syka has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Sarah Scott, who scored 15 points along with five rebounds.
Trinity's defeat dropped their record down to 11-4. As for Lincoln Park Performing Arts, the win for they keeps them at an undefeated 16-0.
Trinity will stay at home for another game and welcome Montour at 7:30 p.m. on January 25th. Montour is hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses. As for Lincoln Park Performing Arts, they will head out on the road to square off against West Allegheny at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. West Allegheny will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Pennsylvania Rankings (they are ranked 234th, while Lincoln Park Performing Arts is ranked 14th).