If Penns Manor was feeling good fresh off their 66-44 takedown of Paw Paw last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Penns Manor Comets fell 39-31 to the West Shamokin Wolves on Tuesday. 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 451st, while the Wolves are ranked 158th).
Several Comets players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Alex Polenik, who posted ten points and eight rebounds. Amin Lieb was another key player, putting up six points in addition to seven boards and five steals.
West Shamokin had a senior duo take command as Travis Johns earned 11 points and Jude Olinger scored seven points and 11 rebounds.
Penns Manor now has a losing record at 9-10. As for West Shamokin, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-3.
Penns Manor didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 63-47 victory against Purchase Line on the 30th. As for West Shamokin, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 64-58 loss against River Valley on the 30th.
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