The North Star Cougars had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.2 points), and they went ahead and made it six on Wednesday. They walked away with a 52-45 win over Conemaugh Township. For North Star, this counts as revenge for the 49-38 loss Conemaugh Township walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February of 2023.
Brady Weimer continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 22 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Toby Sheehan, who scored ten points.
When it comes to explaining why Conemaugh Township lost, one person who can't be blamed is Jon Updyke. Despite the final result, he scored 16 points along with six rebounds and six steals. Updyke has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last 22 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Colin Dinyar, who scored 13 points along with six rebounds.
North Star has been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for Conemaugh Township, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-5.
North Star won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Shanksville Stonycreek at 7:15 p.m. on February 15th. North Star is facing Shanksville Stonycreek at the right time seeing as Shanksville Stonycreek is stuck on a four-game losing streak. Conemaugh Township does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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