The Marion Center Stingers's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Wednesday after their fifth straight loss. They took a 95-77 bruising from Conemaugh Valley. Even though they lost, Marion Center's still made a splash on offense and bumped their average scoring up to 50.3 points per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Despite the loss, Marion Center still got an impressive performance from Evan Risinger, who scored 29 points along with five assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Risinger has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Kamden Rozier, who scored 17 points along with six rebounds.
Even though they lost, Marion Center were working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Conemaugh Valley to victory, but perhaps none more so than Landon Percinsky, who dropped a double-double on 32 points and 17 rebounds. Percinsky is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last 11 games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeremy Dietz, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds.
Marion Center has traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost seven of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-10 record this season. As for Conemaugh Valley, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 15-1.
Marion Center won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Purchase Line at 7:15 p.m. on January 18th. Purchase Line is hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses. Conemaugh Valley won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Portage at 7:15 p.m. on January 18th. Portage 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 357th, while Conemaugh Valley is ranked 115th).
