The Parkway Center City Bulldogs had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They breezed by Roxborough at home to the tune of 58-28. Given Parkway Center City's advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 17th, while Roxborough is ranked 106th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Parkway Center City's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jessica Canty, who scored 37 points along with 5 rebounds and 3 steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Canty has scored at least 25% of Parkway Center City's points. Seana Barnes was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 14 points and 16 rebounds.
Despite the loss, Roxborough saw an underclassman step up: Siaharr Simmons scored 20 points along with 6 rebounds and 3 steals. Simmons scored a full 71.4% of Roxborough's points, the second time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was JennyLee Perez, who scored 8 points along with 6 rebounds.
Parkway Center City's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Roxborough, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Parkway Center City will head out on the road to face off against Philadelphia Academy Charter at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. As for Roxborough, they will be playing at home against Girard Academic Music Program at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday.
