The Monessen Greyhounds are taking a road trip to face off against the Bishop Canevin Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Monessen has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with six straight losses, while Bishop Canevin will come in with three straight wins.
Monessen is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were dealt a 91-57 defeat at the hands of Clairton on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Greyhounds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 580th, while the Bears are ranked 132nd).
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Bishop Canevin over Mapletown in every quarter on their way to victory on Monday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Bishop Canevin blew Mapletown out of the water with a 53-26 final score. The Crusaders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five games by 22 points or more this season.
Bishop Canevin's victory bumped their record up to 8-4. As for Monessen, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.
Monessen suffered a grim 48-26 defeat to Bishop Canevin when the teams last played back in December of 2024. Can Monessen avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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