Panthers
| 01/20/25 @ Union | 70-57 |
| 01/18/25 vs North Clarion | 55-53 |
| 01/13/25 @ East Forest | 72-35 |
Keystone entered their tilt with Union on Monday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 70-57 win over the Union Knights/Damsels. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 266th, while the Knights/Damsels are ranked 621st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Union lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Owen Bish, who went 7 for 13 on his way to 16 points in addition to seven boards and three steals. Bish is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. Gage Jordan was another key player, dropping a double-double on 18 points and 13 rebounds.
Keystone is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.5 points per game. As for Union, their loss dropped their record down to 4-8.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Keystone Panthers duke it out with the Clarion Area Bobcats at 8:45 p.m. on Friday. Clarion Area will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Keystone surely won't give up without a fight. As for Union, they will challenge Clarion-Limestone at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The timing is sure in Clarion-Limestone's favor as the team sits on four straight wins at home while Union has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
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