Penns Valley Area had to skate by with only a two-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 37-point drubbing they dealt Mount Union on Thursday. The Penns Valley Area Rams claimed a resounding 68-31 win over the Mount Union Trojans. With the Rams ahead 46-15 at the half, the match was all but over already.
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Penns Valley Area's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Paige Johnson, who made all 5 shots she took for 10 points and six steals. Those six steals gave Johnson a new career-high. Ellie Romig was another key player, going 5 of 9 en route to 11 points and three steals.
Penns Valley Area was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Defeat or not, Mount Union got some senior leadership from Cailyn Skopic and Maddie Dimoff. Skopic went 6 for 12 on her way to 14 points and three steals, while Dimoff posted 14 points and five boards. That was a full 45.2% of Mount Union's points, marking the eighth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
The win was the third in a row for Penns Valley Area, bringing their record for this year to 10-7. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.0 points per game. As for Mount Union, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-11.
Penns Valley Area wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 66-59 victory against Somerset on the 31st. As for Mount Union, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 62-26 win against West Branch on the 31st.
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