JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – For the third time this young season, Pennsylvania Highlands Community College battled down to the wire against an opponent ranked within the top 12 in the country.
After trailing No. 2 Salem Community College by 11 at halftime, the Black Bears came back and held a one-point lead with five minutes remaining, but eventually fell to the Mighty Oaks 80-70 in the final game of the Penn Highlands Turkey Classic.
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