There's no place like home for Grundy County/Newtown-Harris, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They snuck past the Meadville Eagles with a 55-49 victory on Thursday. This was a revenge game for the Panthers: when they faced off against the Eagles back in January, they had to take a 44-37 defeat.
Grundy County/Newtown-Harris was led to victory by Kinsley Allnutt and Leeseah Fordyce. Allnutt shot 5-for-9 from downtown and dropped a double-double with 21 points and 11 rebounds, while Fordyce went 5-for-10 en route to 16 points along with five boards and three steals. That makes it seven consecutive games in which Allnutt has scored at least a third of Grundy County/Newtown-Harris' points. The team also got some help courtesy of Audrey Coffman, who went 5-for-6 to rack up 10 points and seven rebounds.
Grundy County/Newtown-Harris was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in November of 2024.
Panthers
| 02/20/25 vs Meadville | 55-49 |
| 01/24/25 vs Mercer | 48-28 |
| 12/17/24 vs Hale | 56-23 |
| 12/16/24 vs Bucklin-Macon County | 57-16 |
Grundy County/Newtown-Harris' win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-9. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.0 points over those games. As for Meadville, their loss dropped their record down to 14-10.
Coming up, Grundy County/Newtown-Harris won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Tri-County at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Grundy County/Newtown-Harris is facing Tri-County at the right time seeing as Tri-County is stuck on a three-game losing streak. Meadville does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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