If Huntingdon was feeling good fresh off their 55-21 takedown of Philipsburg-Osceola on Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Huntingdon Bearcats took a 67-59 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Clearfield Bison on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Bearcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 372nd, while the Bison are ranked 173rd).
Huntingdon's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Lily Fiscus, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 11 boards, and Kiayah Walters, who posted 17 points. That was a full 35.6% of Huntingdon's points, marking the eighth time in a row she's put up more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Emmah Royer, who had seven points and five rebounds.
Clearfield found their leader in sophomore Sonny Diehl, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and 13 boards. Diehl has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more rebounds the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Eve Helsel, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten boards.
Huntingdon has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-8 record this season. As for Clearfield, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 11-4.
Huntingdon wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 58-44 loss against Penn Cambria on the 31st. As for Clearfield, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 54-44 victory against Richland on the 31st.
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