Upper St. Clair has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a 45-38 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Canon-McMillan Big Macs on Friday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Panthers came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 12th, while the Big Macs are ranked 62nd).
Canon-McMillan's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Brooke Stanton led the charge by putting up nine points. Another player making a difference was Faye Saunders, who posted four points and 15 rebounds.
Upper St. Clair's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 11-4. As for Canon-McMillan, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-6 record this season.
When Upper St. Clair and Canon-McMillan next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Upper St. Clair will try to stop Norwin's four-game winning streak when the meet at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Similarly, Canon-McMillan will take on Mt. Lebanon and their three-game winning streak at 7:30 p.m. on Monday.
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