Moon Area fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Mars on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 54-53 to the Mars Fightin' Planets. The Tigers were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Fightin' Planets earlier this season, when they won 51-43.
Despite the loss, Moon Area still got an impressive performance from Jaedin Griggs, who went 9 of 21 en route to 26 points and five steals. That was a full 49.1% of Moon Area's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Anya Schwartz, who scored nine points and three steals.
Even though they lost, Moon Area smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mars only pulled down seven offensive rebounds.
Alexis Cashdollar was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 16 points and 11 boards for Mars. The matchup was Cashdollar's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Carmella Mcdole, who went 7 for 9 on her way to 16 points.
Moon Area is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-7. As for Mars, they pushed their record up to 11-8 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
Moon Area wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 53-49 win against West Allegheny on the 3rd. As for Mars, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 49-30 victory against New Castle on the 3rd.
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