The Tyrone boys basketball team is in a very unfamiliar position having lost two games in a row for the first time this season.

After falling on the road to Windber on Wednesday, Golden Eagles traveled to Penns Valley on Friday night, losing a tough game 52-45.

Tyrone struggled throughout the game with 17 turnovers and went into the half down 27-19.

The first quarter was tight, with Tyrone only down by 3. However, the Rams owned the second quarter and opened up a 10 point lead by halftime.

The Golden Eagles kept trying to come back, but their attempt was refused by Penns Valley’s Zach Braught, who put up 19 points and 8 rebounds.

Keegan Gwinn led the Golden Eagles with 11, followed by Ross Gampe with 10.

The boys are back in Mountain League action and have a big game against Philipsburg-Osceola coming up. Tyrone hopes to get their momentum back and to get on a winning streak before the playoffs.

These two teams met earlier in the season and Tyrone won on the road 54-45. They are hoping to continue their winning streak against the Mounties.

BOX SCORE

TYRONE (45): Lang 2 0-1 6, Rhoades 1 2-3 4, DeHaas 2 0-0 6, Gampe 4 2-2 10, LeGars 0 0-2 0, Gwinn 5 1-1 11, Johnson 4 0-0 8, Walk 0 0-0 0, Ronan 0 0-0 0. Totals — 18 5-9 45.

PENNS VALLEY (52): Welshans 3 0-0 8, Romig 2 0-0 4, Culver 2 0-3 5, Niewinski 3 1-2 7, Crater 2 2-2 7, Brancht 6 4-8 19, C. Niewinski 1 0-0 2. Totals — 19 7-15 52.

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Tyrone 10 9 8 18 — 45

Penns Valley 13 16 11 12 — 52

3-point goals: Tyrone 4 (Lang 2, DeHaas 2); Penns Valley 7 (Welshans 2, Culver, Crater, Brancht 3).

Records: Tyrone (11-4).

JV: Tyrone, 63-28. High scorers–Crilly, T, 15.