After flying high against Purchase Line last Friday, Marion Center came back down to earth. The Marion Center Stingers took a hard 77-58 fall against the West Shamokin Wolves on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Stingers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 422nd, while the Wolves are ranked 158th).
| 01/27/25 @ West Shamokin | 23 |
| 01/24/25 @ Purchase Line | 12 |
| 01/23/25 @ Harmony Area | 25 |
| 01/14/25 vs Cambria Heights | 9 |
| 01/10/25 @ Conemaugh Township | 24 |
When it comes to explaining why Marion Center lost, don't look at Kamden Rozier. Despite the final result, he went 9 of 19 en route to 23 points and four steals. With that strong performance, Rozier is now averaging an impressive 15.1 points per game. Another player making a difference was Ian Kutsch, who posted ten points in addition to five assists and five boards.
It was another big night for Jacob Allen, who dropped a double-double on 33 points and ten rebounds for West Shamokin. The matchup was Allen's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jude Olinger, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 14 boards.
Marion Center moved to 6-11 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for West Shamokin, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season.
Marion Center wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 71-61 victory against River Valley on the 28th. West Shamokin has also already played their next match, a 39-31 win against Penns Manor on the 28th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
