North Star has gone 10-0 against Rockwood recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. Both will face off at 7:15 p.m. without much rest having both just played. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (North Star has four straight victories, Rockwood has 25 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Monday, North Star earned a 52-42 win over Southern Huntingdon County. The victory almost wasn't to be: the Cougars were down 32-18 in the second quarter.
| 02/03/25 vs Southern Huntingdon County | 18 |
| 01/31/25 vs Meyersdale | 15 |
| 01/29/25 @ Blacklick Valley | 19 |
| 01/27/25 @ Glendale | 17 |
| 01/24/25 @ Windber | 15 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead North Star to victory, but perhaps none more so than Andy Retassie, who posted 18 points along with seven assists and five rebounds. Retassie's evening made it ten games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Ethan Smith was another key player, going 6 for 11 on his way to 15 points and five steals.
North Star smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 14 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 56 points the game before, Rockwood was a bit more limited in their contest on Monday. They were dealt a 58-24 loss at the hands of Windber. While losing is never fun, the Rockets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 758th, while the Ramblers are ranked 336th).
North Star has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 32.2 points. As for Rockwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-18.
Everything came up roses for North Star against Rockwood when the teams last played back in January, as the squad secured a 69-13 win. In that match, North Star amassed a halftime lead of 35-10, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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