Peters Township Seperates Themselves From Pack With Win At Mt. Lebanon
Heading into Thursday’s Section 2-6A match up between Peters Township and Mt. Lebanon, the two teams combined for only one section loss.
Now both teams have combined for two, both for Mt. Lebanon, as the Indians went into the Blue Devils gym and came away with a convincing 64-36 win.
PT controlled the game from the opening tip and jumped out to a sizable 25-11 lead after the first quarter. It would only get worse for the Blue Devils, as the first quarter was their highest scoring quarter of the game.
As she has led the team all season long, senior and Penn State commit, Makenna Marisa, finished with a game-high 21 points. Senior Isabella Mills finished with 19 points and freshman Journey Thompson added 10 points.
Sophomore Morgan Palmer led the Blue Devils with 13 points.
With the win, Peters Township improves to 10-0 overall and 5-0 in the section. The Indians will host Hempfield in a section game on Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
The loss drops Mt. Lebanon to 5-7 overall and 4-2 in the section. The Blue Devils will travel to Jefferson University in Philadelphia and compete in the Play-By-Play Classic on Sunday at 10 a.m. against Neshaminy.