Lady Bucks make strides in loss at Muncy

By Bees O’Brien

MUNCY- Bucktail may have dropped their Mid Penn Conference meeting with Muncy on Wednesday night, but head coach Suellen Wagner’s Lady Bucks made drastic improvements since their first meeting with the Lady Indians.

Back in December, Muncy would decimate Bucktail 49-20. In their road rematch the outcome was very different, but despite improvements the Lady Bucks would drop to 9-8 following a 44-37 loss.

The difference was Bucktail’s slow start in the first. Muncy built a strong 29-15 halftime lead. The Lady Bucks would play much better in the second half by outscoring Muncy 22-15 in the second half.

Muncy improved to 9-7 on the season, but both teams are eyeing home court contests in the upcoming PIAA District IV Tournaments. Bucktail in 1A and Muncy in 2A.

Mak Wagner led Bucktail with 13 points. Kendall Wagner netted 8 points and grabbed and grabbed 8 rebounds. Matti Mason would net 9 points. Alexis Lowery had another solid game on the glass as she grabbed 9 rebounds and scored 4 points. Eva Sockman also collected 9 rebounds to go along with her 3 points.

Addy Eyer led Muncy with 15 points. Nolah Moyer would add 11 points and Zalonis would score 10 for the Lady Indians.

Bucktail will next host South Williamsport (5-9) in a big rematch from back in December that seen the Lady Mounties edge Bucktail 47-37 in South Williamsport.