Basketball Recap: Schuylkill Haven Drops Highest Score of Season Against Panther Valley

Hurricanes

Team Score

01/15/25 @ Panther Valley	58
01/10/25 @ Pine Grove	55
01/04/25 @ Shenandoah Valley	52
12/23/24 vs Hamburg	52
12/17/24 vs Minersville	50

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Schuylkill Haven). They claimed a resounding 58-25 victory over the Panther Valley Panthers. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 38-9.

Schuylkill Haven's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Mckenna Runkle, who posted 14 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kylie Siket, who scored 13 points.

Despite the loss, Panther Valley still got an impressive performance from Morgan Orsulak, who earned 13 points along with eight rebounds and four blocks.

Schuylkill Haven pushed their record up to 11-3 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.1 points per game. As for Panther Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-9.

Schuylkill Haven didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 52-49 defeat against Blue Mountain on the 16th. Panther Valley has also already played their next contest, a 50-28 win against Jim Thorpe on the 22nd.