The Juniata Valley Hornets will take on the West Branch Warriors in a holiday battle at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Juniata Valley has three straight wins, West Branch has ten straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Juniata Valley is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Curwensville: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Hornets blew the Golden Tide out of the water with a 60-10 final score. The matchup marked the Hornets' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Mazzy Hartman
| 12/18/25 @ Curwensville | 5 |
| 12/15/25 @ Huntingdon | 2 |
| 02/05/25 @ Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy | 2 |
| 12/09/25 vs Glendale | 1 |
| 12/03/25 vs Everett | 1 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Juniata Valley to victory, but perhaps none more so than Mazzy Hartman, who dropped a double-double with 19 points and 13 boards. The dominant performance also gave Hartman a new career-high in steals (five). Another player making a difference was Anna Taylor, who dropped a double-double with 18 points and ten rebounds.
Juniata Valley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds every time they've taken the court this season.
Meanwhile, West Branch had to suffer through a 75-2 loss at the hands of Williamsburg. The game marked the Warriors' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
West Branch's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Juniata Valley, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
Everything came up roses for Juniata Valley against West Branch in their previous meeting back in January, as the team secured a 54-19 victory. In that matchup, the Hornets amassed a halftime lead of 37-5, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Monday.
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