It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Meadville can now relate to. They took a 52-41 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Greater Johnstown Trojans on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 57th, while the Trojans are ranked seventh).
Meadville lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Jack Burchard, who dropped a double-double with 15 points and ten boards. Tykie Butler was another key player, going 5-for-12 on his way to 12 points.
Bulldogs
| 02/28/25 vs Greater Johnstown | 41-52 |
| 02/25/25 @ DuBois | 48-41 |
| 02/13/25 vs McDowell | 39-35 |
| 02/11/25 vs DuBois | 64-54 |
| 02/08/25 @ North Allegheny | 60-47 |
With the loss, Meadville broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 16-8. As for Greater Johnstown, their victory was their tenth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 24-1.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Meadville will take on Uniontown on Friday. Meadville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 64.1 points per game this season. As for Greater Johnstown, they will square off against Moon Area at 7:00 p.m. on March 7th.
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