If Hazleton Area was riding high fresh off their 64-35 takedown of Scranton on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Cougars fell 56-43 to the Red Bank Catholic Caseys on Friday. The contest marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Addy Nyemchek was nothing short of spectacular for Red Bank Catholic: she dropped a double-double with 28 points and 14 rebounds. Those 28 points gave Nyemchek a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Tessa Liggio, who posted seven points and four steals.
Having lost for the first time this season, Hazleton Area fell to 4-1.
Looking ahead, Hazleton Area is packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game of the season: they will challenge North Pocono at 6:45 p.m. on Monday. As for Red Bank Catholic, they have already played their next game, a 70-56 win against Neumann-Goretti on the 14th.
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