Uniontown waltzed into their game on Tuesday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They were the clear victor by a 79-53 margin over the McKeesport Tigers. The Red Raiders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matchups by 21 points or more this season.
01/28/25 @ McKeesport | 23 |
01/24/25 vs Penn-Trafford | 21 |
01/21/25 vs Greater Latrobe | 16 |
01/17/25 @ Albert Gallatin | 22 |
01/14/25 @ Franklin Regional | 20 |
Uniontown got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Tori Grooms out in front who almost dropped a double-double on 23 points and nine assists. Grooms' evening made it eight games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Kelan Milsom, who went 8 for 10 en route to 19 points in addition to eight boards and five assists.
Grooms wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Uniontown was working as a unit and finished the game with 25 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in February of 2024.
Uniontown has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.6 points per game. As for McKeesport, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 7-9.
Uniontown will welcome Gateway at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Uniontown knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight games -- so hopefully Gateway likes a good challenge. McKeesport has already played their next matchup (against Penn-Trafford), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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