Penn Treaty's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Monday after their sixth straight loss. They were beaten by Philadelphia Academy Charter 55-19. While losing is never fun, Penn Treaty can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 667th, while Philadelphia Academy Charter is ranked 333rd).
When it comes to explaining why Penn Treaty lost, one person who can't be blamed is Aliyah Rogers. Despite the final result, she scored ten points. That was a full 52.6% of Penn Treaty's points, marking the sixth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Isabella Ortiz, who scored four points along with eight rebounds and three blocks.
Philadelphia Academy Charter's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Carmella Gallagher, who scored 18 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Gallagher has scored all season. McKenna Alston was another key contributor, scoring 15 points.
Penn Treaty dropped their record down to 3-9 with that loss, which was their fourth straight at home. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 25.0 points per game. As for Philadelphia Academy Charter, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 11-2.
Penn Treaty will be playing at home against George Washington at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Penn Treaty comes in on a streak of failing to score more than 22 points in their last four games, a trend the squad is of course eager to reverse. Philadelphia Academy Charter's road trip will continue as they head out to face Mastery Charter South co-op [Mastery Charter Lenfest/Mastery Charter Thomas] at 3:00 p.m. on January 31st. Philadelphia Academy Charter is facing Mastery Charter South co-op [Mastery Charter Lenfest/Mastery Charter Thomas] at the right time seeing as Mastery Charter South co-op [Mastery Charter Lenfest/Mastery Charter Thomas] is stuck on a 11-game losing streak.
