Pennsylvania High School Basketball - Lakeland can't hold off Mid Valley
January 19, 2023: Throop, PA 18512 The Lakeland Chiefs basketball team (Jermyn, PA), was nudged 39-38 in Thursday's league battle with the host Mid Valley Spartans (Throop, PA)
The Spartans now possess a 6-3 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Old Forge for a Lackawanna 3 battle on Monday, January 23. Mid Valley will battle a Blue Devils team coming off a 69-39 league loss to Dunmore (Dunmore, PA). The Blue Devils record now stands at 5-3.
The Chiefs (7-7) will now prepare for their battle against Riverside (Taylor, PA). The Vikings come into the Lackawanna 3 battle with a 5-5 record. In their last battle, Riverside edged Blue Ridge (New Milford, PA), 43-23, in a non-league battle.