Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Marian Catholic couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They took a 34-30 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Williams Valley Vikings. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against Williams Valley this season, with their most recent defeat being a 41-34 loss back in January.
Deanna Pugh
| 02/28/25 vs Williams Valley | 9 |
| 01/21/25 vs Mahanoy Area | 8 |
| 01/16/25 @ Nativity BVM | 7 |
| 01/10/25 vs Shenandoah Valley | 7 |
| 12/21/24 @ Allentown Central Catholic | 7 |
Marian Catholic's loss on Friday came despite strong showings from Deanna Pugh and Addison Fritz. Pugh almost dropped a double-double with ten points and nine rebounds, while Fritz posted 14 points. The dominant performance gave Pugh a new career-high in boards. Addy Marek was another key player, putting up no points along with five assists and five rebounds.
Marian Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 21-4. As for Williams Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-3 record this season.
Marian Catholic and Williams Valley are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Marian Catholic will challenge MAST Charter II at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Marian Catholic is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.5 points per game this season. As for Williams Valley, they will square off against Northeast Bradford at 7:00 p.m. on March 7th. Williams Valley's defense has only allowed 23.3 points per game this season, so Northeast Bradford's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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