Altoona was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They were beaten by the Carlisle Thundering Herd 71-43. While losing is never fun, the Mountain Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 414th, while the Thundering Herd are ranked 86th).
Altoona's loss dropped their record down to 2-12. As for Carlisle, they pushed their record up to 9-5 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Altoona will head out to take on Chambersburg at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Carlisle, they will be playing in front of their home fans against State College at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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