Mount Union lost against McConnellsburg back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Mount Union Trojans took a 56-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of the McConnellsburg Spartans. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 565th, while the Spartans are ranked 137th).
Leading McConnellsburg to victory were Hoyt Glenn and Brayden Ramsey. Glenn dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten steals, while Ramsey posted 20 points in addition to six boards and three blocks. The dominant performance gave Glenn a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Dominic Jefferson, who put up nine points.
Mount Union has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-11 record this season. As for McConnellsburg, the win (which was their 16th in a row) raised their record to 17-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Mount Union and Southern Huntingdon County will face off at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday without much rest having both just played. Mount Union is facing Southern Huntingdon County at the right time seeing as Southern Huntingdon County is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for McConnellsburg, they won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Everett at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. McConnellsburg is on a seven-game streak of home wins, Everett a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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