The Allegany Campers pushed their score all the way to 56 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell to Southern 60-56. While losing is never fun, Allegany can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland basketball rankings (they are ranked 88th, while Southern is ranked 29th).
Carly Wilt was her usual excellent self, scoring 19 points along with six rebounds for Southern. The team also got some help courtesy of Emelee Parks, who scored 15 points.
Allegany's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-5. As for Southern, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 13-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Allegany will take on Berlin Brothersvalley at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Southern, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Bridgeport at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. Bridgeport is hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
