The Pymatuning Valley Lakers struggled with three-point shooting accuracy on Friday (the Edgewood Warriors were 24% better) and sadly the final score reflected it. Pymatuning Valley was dealt a 62-32 loss at the hands of Edgewood. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Pymatuning Valley has scored all season.
Pymatuning Valley lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Mae Struna, who scored two points along with three steals. Those three steals set a new season-high mark for her.
Pymatuning Valley struggled to work together and finished the game with only two assists. That's the fewest assists they've managed all season.
Leading Edgewood to victory were Annie mae Johnston and Katie Mccollister. Johnston made all 6 shots she took from beyond the arc racking up 18 points and 0 assists, while Mccollister scored 14 points along with seven steals and six assists. That's the first time this season that Johnston scored 15 or more points. Leigha Guyton was another key contributor, scoring five points along with seven rebounds.
Pymatuning Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Edgewood, the victory for they keeps them at an undefeated 8-0.
Pymatuning Valley will wrap up 2023 with a road trip to face off against Geneva at 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Geneva presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Pymatuning Valley in Ohio (Geneva is ranked 151st, while Pymatuning Valley is ranked 355th). Edgewood will finish 2023 at home by hosting St. John at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday. St. John is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 51 points per game.
