Pennsylvania High School Basketball - Jim Thorpe overwhelmed by Tamaqua
December 20, 2021: Tamaqua, PA 18252 The Jim Thorpe Olympians basketball team (Jim Thorpe, PA), was overwhelmed 53-29 in Monday's league battle with the host Tamaqua Blue Raiders (Tamaqua, PA)
The Blue Raiders now possess a 2-4 record. They put it on the line next when they host Schuylkill Haven for a non-league battle on Tuesday, December 28. Tamaqua will confront a Hurricanes team coming off a 45-15 non-league win over MMI Preparatory School (Freeland, PA). The Hurricanes record now stands at 3-4.
The Olympians (2-1) will now prepare for their battle against Northern Lehigh (Slatington, PA). The Bulldogs come into the non-league battle with a 1-2 record. In their last battle, Northern Lehigh was overwhelmed by Palmerton (Palmerton, PA), 54-20, in a league battle.