McGuffey is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Waynesburg Central is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The McGuffey Highlanders will take on the Waynesburg Central Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. McGuffey will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Pennsylvania Rankings (they are ranked 214th, while Waynesburg Central is ranked 94th).
On Thursday, McGuffey ended up a good deal behind South Park and lost 48-32. McGuffey was down 45-21 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Taylor Schumacher put forth a good effort for the losing side as she scored 23 points along with six rebounds and two steals. She has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last three times she's played.
In what's become a running theme this season, Waynesburg Central gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They blew past Charleroi 62-41. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory Waynesburg Central has posted since December 14, 2023.
Josie Horne was her usual excellent self, scoring 19 points along with nine rebounds and three steals. That's the first time this season that she scored 15 or more points. The team also got some help courtesy of Peyton Cowell, who scored eight points along with ten rebounds and two steals.
McGuffey's defeat dropped their record down to 13-4. As for Waynesburg Central, their victory bumped their record up to 16-1.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: McGuffey have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 31.1 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Waynesburg Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 30.3 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
McGuffey was dealt a bruising 62-32 loss at the hands of Waynesburg Central in their previous matchup on January 4th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Waynesburg Central's Kaley Rohanna, who scored 26 points along with three steals. Now that McGuffey knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
