Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 56-50 heartbreaker at the hands of the Penns Valley Area Rams. While losing is never fun, the Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 530th, while the Rams are ranked 261st).
Ellie Romig went supernova for Penns Valley Area, going 7 of 14 en route to 18 points and five steals. That's the most steals Romig has posted since back in February of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Paige Johnson, who posted nine points along with eight boards and three steals.
Central's defeat dropped their record down to 2-16. As for Penns Valley Area, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-7.
Central has already played their next contest (against Bishop McCort), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Penns Valley Area wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 59-42 win against Juniata on the 4th.
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