McKeesport looks to bounce back against Mars
November 3, 2022

McKeesport looks to bounce back against Mars

By Jeremy Sellew

By JOSE NEGRON
jnegron@yourmvi.com

McKeesport enters the WPIAL playoffs with a little bit of a chip on its shoulder. The Tigers rolled through Class 4A’s Big Seven Conference before suffering a setback in their regular-season finale against Thomas Jefferson last week. With that loss, they went from an unbeaten team to a group having to host a first-round game as a No. 5 seed. Still, head coach Matt Miller is solely focused on making sure his team is ready for its next test.

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