After soaring to 74 points the game before, Penns Manor was a bit more limited in their contest on Tuesday. They were outmatched by the Conemaugh Township Indians and fell 78-28. While losing is never fun, the Comets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 440th, while the Indians are ranked 126th).
Despite the loss, Penns Manor still got an impressive performance from Dylan Kuzemchak, who posted ten points. Kuzemchak is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games.
Conemaugh Township was led to victory by Ethan Matera and Stephen Stango. Matera dropped a double-double on 16 points and 12 rebounds, while Stango almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine assists. The match was Matera's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brennan Lohr, who went 5 for 9 on his way to 15 points.
Penns Manor has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-8 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.0 points per game. As for Conemaugh Township, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 10-3.
Penns Manor will face off against Homer-Center at 7:10 p.m. on Monday. Penns Manor is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.2 points per game this season. Conemaugh Township has already played their next contest (against Cambria Heights), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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