Mars was the 56-49 winner over Montour when they last played one another last Saturday, but their luck changed this time around. The Mars Fightin' Planets fell to the Montour Spartans 57-53. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Fightin' Planets came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while the Spartans are ranked 241st).
| 01/27/25 @ Montour | 14 |
| 01/24/25 vs West Allegheny | 13 |
| 01/18/25 vs Montour | 7 |
| 12/09/24 @ Knoch | 6 |
| 12/19/24 @ West Allegheny | 6 |
Mars lost on Monday despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Alexis Cashdollar, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 14 boards. Those 14 rebounds gave Cashdollar a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Cecilia Christy, who posted 17 points.
Even though they lost, Mars smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.
Mars' defeat was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 10-8. As for Montour, their victory bumped their record up to 9-10.
Mars has already played their next contest (against Moon Area), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Montour will venture away from home to square off against West Allegheny at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Montour is facing West Allegheny at the right time seeing as West Allegheny is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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