The Chartiers Valley Colts and the Norwin Knights squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but sadly the Chartiers Valley Colts had to settle for second. They took a 56-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Knights. While losing is never fun, Chartiers Valley can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 46th, while Norwin is ranked third).
Chartiers Valley's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ella Cupka, who scored 13 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Reynolds, who scored 11 points.
Chartiers Valley has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 17-9 record this season. As for Norwin, the win was the 14th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 23-3.
Chartiers Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Norwin will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Spring-Ford at 6:30 p.m. on March 15th. Spring-Ford knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past four matches -- so hopefully Norwin likes a good challenge.
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