Pennsylvania High School Basketball - Mars nudges New Castle
January 14, 2023: Mars, PA 16046 In Saturday's non-league outing, the Mars Fightin' Planets (Mars, PA) basketball squad edged the visiting New Castle Hurricanes (New Castle, PA), by a count of 64-63.
The Fightin' Planets (10-2) will now prepare for their outing against Moon Area (Moon Township, PA). The Tigers go into the WPIAL 5A 4 outing with a 6-6 record. In their last outing, Moon Area was tipped by West Allegheny (Imperial, PA), 53-50, in a league outing.
The Hurricanes now hold a 11-2 record. They play next when they host Seneca Valley for a WPIAL 6A 1 outing on Tuesday, January 17. New Castle will clash with a Raiders squad coming off a 64-42 league win over North Allegheny (Wexford, PA). The Raiders record now stands at 6-8.