If Moniteau was riding high fresh off their 44-12 takedown of East Forest last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Moniteau Warriors took a 54-48 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Slippery Rock Rockets. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 505th, while the Rockets are ranked 251st).
Several Warriors players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Sophia Fleeger, who posted 11 points and six assists. Another player making a difference was Alyssa Thompson, who went 5 of 9 en route to 16 points.
Madison Romanovich continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Slippery Rock, putting up 24 points in addition to seven steals and five boards. That makes it three consecutive games in which Romanovich has scored at least a third of Slippery Rock's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cj Sabo, who scored ten points and six rebounds.
Moniteau's loss dropped their record down to 6-13. As for Slippery Rock, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
Moniteau didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 45-36 win against Clarion Area on the 1st. Slippery Rock has also already played their next game, a 65-49 victory against Sharon on the 3rd.
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