Midd-West was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 67-55 to the Central Mountain Wildcats. The Mustangs lost against the Wildcats in their previous head to head back in February of 2018, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 78-14 score last time.
| 01/11/25 vs Central Mountain | 4 |
| 12/18/24 @ East Juniata | 3 |
| 12/10/24 vs South Williamsport | 3 |
| 12/04/24 @ Line Mountain | 3 |
| 12/13/24 vs Montoursville | 2 |
Midd-West lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being D'Zani Coley, who posted 18 points and six rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Coley a new career-high in assists (four). Another player making a difference was Chase Shattuck, who had ten points.
Even though they lost, Midd-West smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Central Mountain only pulled down five offensive rebounds.
It was another big night for Hunter Hoy, who put up 13 points and six steals for Central Mountain. Hoy is crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least two every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Max Verrelli, who earned ten points and seven rebounds.
Midd-West's defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Central Mountain, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-6.
Midd-West and Central Mountain could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Pennsylvania Rankings. Midd-West (ranked 660th) will meet Shamokin Area (ranked 38th) at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Similarly, Central Mountain (ranked 355th) will meet Forest Hills (ranked 22nd) at 7:30 p.m. on Monday.
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