The Crestwood Lady Comets traveled to Yatesville to take on the Pittston Area Lady Patriots. Both teams looked to start off WVC play at 1-0. Who would come out on top in this highly regarded matchup? Let's get into the game! The start of the game would go pretty much back and forth with each making a basket and a three pointer. Pittston Area would take a 7-5 lead with a Alexa Noone basket. Crestwood would tie it up however with a pair of free throws by Helena Jardine. Leah Hodick would get a three point play to take a 10-7 Pittston Area lead. A Julia Makowski would cut the Patriots lead to 10-9 as we get to the end of the first quarter. The Comets would take the lead early with a three pointer by Sara Hopkins but Andrea Ruby would tie the game at 12 quickly. Julia Makowski would make 2 of 4 free throws to give the Lady Comets a 14-12. A pair of Mary Silinskie free throws would tie the game up at 14. However, the back and forth game would continue as Makowski made another basket to tie it once again. A pair of Hodick free throws tied it once again. Makowski would make 1 of 2 to make the game a one point lead and a pair of Hodick free throws would give the Patriots a 18-17 lead at halftime. Much like the second quarter, Crestwood would take the lead on a pair of Makowski free throws but Emily O'Brien's four straight points would give the Lady Patriots a 22-19 lead. Makowski would answer with five straight points to give Crestwood a 24-21 lead. After Hodick made 1 of 2 free throws, Hopkins would give the Comets the biggest lead at 26-22. Leah Hodick would make two free throws to cut the lead to 26-24 and with time running out, Mary Silinskie would get an offensive rebound and hit a buzzer beating layup to tie the game at 26 at the end of the third quarter. It looked like the Patriots were gaining momentum as Alexa Noone started the fourth quarter with a three pointer for a 29-26 lead. Andrea Shipton would cut the lead to one with a basket but Leah Hodick would make it a three point lead at 31-28. Four straight points by Makowski would give the Comets a 32-31 lead. Both teams would go back and forth with the lead. With the Patriots leading 35-34, Riley Magin would sink a three pointer with under a minute left to give the Comets a 37-35. After a Comets defensive stop, they would shoot a 1 and 1 but a lane violation would give the Patriots the ball back with 7.8 seconds to go. A foul would be called on Crestwood but the Patriots would miss the free throw and Andrea Shipton would get fouled and would sink both free throws to seal the victory with a 39-35 victory over Pittston Area.
Thoughts on the game: Pretty good game til the end. It was a back and forth affair where there were several lead changes and makes it very exciting. Julia Makowski had a really good game for Crestwood, scoring 18 points in the victory. For Pittston Area, Leah Hodick was impressive despite the loss, she scored 16 points and kept the Patriots within striking distance. We'll see how both teams fare during conference play but it could be a pretty good season for both teams and they will meet each other again in February.
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