This season hasn't been kind to the Pine-Richland Rams, who are still winless after their fifth match. They fell 59-46 to Trinity on Thursday. While losing is never fun, Pine-Richland can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 420th, while Trinity is ranked 131st).
When it comes to explaining why Pine-Richland lost, one person who can't be blamed is Madison Zavasky. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 21 points and 11 rebounds. The contest was Zavasky's fifth in a row with at least ten points.
Pine-Richland bumped their record down to 0-5 with that loss, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Trinity, the win makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Pine-Richland will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on McKeesport at 5:30 p.m. on December 28th. As for Trinity, they will head out on the road to face off against Belle Vernon at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
