The Hughesville Spartans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four games by 28 points or more this season. They breezed by Montoursville on the road to the tune of 53-25. The win was familiar territory for Hughesville who now have six in a row.
Leading Hughesville to victory were Ava Snyder and Alli Anstadt. Snyder scored 11 points along with five rebounds and three steals, while Anstadt scored 12 points along with seven rebounds and four steals. Anstadt has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last six times she's played. Another player making a difference was Vivian Draper, who scored eight points along with nine rebounds.
Hughesville's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.5 points per game. As for Montoursville, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Hughesville will finish 2023 at home by hosting Central Mountain at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Central Mountain will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Pennsylvania Rankings (they are ranked 232nd, while Hughesville is ranked 59th). As for Montoursville, they have the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome Neumann Regional Academy at 7:00 p.m. on December 28th. Hopefully Neumann Regional Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 12 on Thursday.
