Basketball Recap: Scranton Now 5-1 over Last Six Games

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Delaware Valley, Scranton was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They walked away with a 41-28 win over the Valley View Cougars. For the Knights, this counts as revenge for the 50-45 victory the Cougars walked away with the last time they faced one another back in January of 2024.

Scranton is also on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Valley View, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-2.

Scranton and Valley View should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Pennsylvania Rankings. Scranton (ranked 108th) will meet North Pocono (ranked 325th) at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday. Similarly, Valley View will take on West Scranton at 7:15 p.m. on Friday up 527 places (51 vs. 578).