Selinsgrove played a tough game on Saturday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 84-64 to the Shamokin Area Indians. While losing is never fun, the Seals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 413th, while the Indians are ranked 40th).
Despite the loss, Selinsgrove saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Xaivier Jackson posted 30 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mac Defazio, who put up 13 points.
Shamokin Area had a senior duo take command as Joe Hile went 6 of 11 en route to 19 points along with eight rebounds and seven assists and Rylan Price went 7 for 9 on his way to 20 points. Those 20 points set a new season-high mark for Price. Case Litchy was another key player, putting up 15 points and five boards.
This is the second loss in a row for Selinsgrove and nudges their season record down to 5-8. As for Shamokin Area, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-2.
Selinsgrove didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 66-51 victory against Jersey Shore on the 21st. As for Shamokin Area, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 61-47 win against Central Mountain on the 21st.
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