The Monessen Greyhounds will head out to square off against the Washington Prexies at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Monessen lost 72-48 to Clairton on Thursday. 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 623rd, while the Bears are ranked 190th).
Meanwhile, Washington was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 44-29 bruising from Keystone Oaks.
Monessen will have to keep a close watch on Olivia Woods and Faith Partozoti, a pair of players who had a big impact on Washington's prior game. Woods posted 17 points, while Partozoti had five points. The game was Woods' fifth in a row with at least 17 points.
Monessen has been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 12 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-13 record this season. As for Washington, their loss dropped their record down to 7-13.
Monessen couldn't quite finish off Washington when the teams last played back in February of 2024 and fell 38-36. Can Monessen avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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